THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a 2026 animated adventure comedy film based on the 2007 video game Super Mario Galaxy and its 2010 sequel, as well as Nintendo‘s broader Mario franchise. Produced by Illumination and Nintendo, it is the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, the film stars an ensemble voice cast featuring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, and Keegan-Michael Key, reprising their roles from the first film, with Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, and Brie Larson joining the cast. In the film, Mario, Luigi, and their friends adventure into outer space, where they meet Princess Rosalina and face off against Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr.
Nintendo’s president, Shuntaro Furukawa, stated in May 2021 that Nintendo was interested in producing more animated films based on its properties if the then-untitled Mario film was successful. Illumination CEO and producer Chris Meledandri was asked about the possibility of a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie before the film’s April 2023 release. Following its box-office success, a new animated Mario film was announced in development at Illumination in March 2024, with Horvath and Jelenic returning as directors and Fogel as screenwriter.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie premiered in Kyoto, Japan, on March 28, 2026, and is scheduled for theatrical release in the United States on April 1 by Universal Pictures.
Premise
Mario and Luigi meet and befriend Yoshi as they join Princess Peach and Toad on an adventure into outer space and across the galaxy. They meet Rosalina and face off against Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr.[3][4]
Voice cast
- Chris Pratt as Mario,[5] a plumber originally from Brooklyn
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach,[5] the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom
- Charlie Day as Luigi,[5] Mario’s timid younger brother
- Jack Black as Bowser,[5] the King of the Koopas
- Keegan-Michael Key as Toad,[5] an anthropomorphic mushroom from the Mushroom Kingdom
- Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr.,[6] Bowser’s son and Prince of the Koopas
- Donald Glover as Yoshi,[7] a green dinosaur-like creature that Mario and Luigi befriend
- Brie Larson as Princess Rosalina,[6] a princess from outer space and the adoptive mother of the Lumas
- Issa Rae as the Honey Queen, the ruler of the Honeyhive Galaxy[7]
- Luis Guzmán as Wart[7]
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek,[5] a Magikoopa serving as Bowser’s advisor and informant
- Glen Powell as Fox McCloud, the protagonist from Nintendo’s Star Fox series and leader of the Star Fox team[8][9][10]
Additionally, Juliet Jelenic, daughter of co-director Michael Jelenic, returns as Lumalee, a nihilistic blue Luma who was held prisoner by Bowser in the previous film and now works as a prison guard,[11][citation needed] while Ed Skudder voices R.O.B., a robot that works at Gateway Galaxy.[12]
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THE DRAMA
The Drama is a 2026 American romantic[2] and comedy drama film[1] written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. The film stars Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Alana Haim, Hailey Gates, and Zoë Winters.[3]
The film premiered on March 17, 2026, at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles and is scheduled to be released in the United States by A24 on April 3, 2026.[4]
Premise
Days before their wedding, a couple’s relationship is shaken when one partner discovers unsettling truths about the other.
Cast
- Zendaya as Emma Harwood, a bookstore clerk from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[5]
- Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson, a British museum director and Emma’s fiancé.[5]
- Mamoudou Athie as Mike
- Alana Haim as Rachel
- Hailey Gates
- Sydney Lemmon as Pauline[6]
- Zoë Winters as a wedding photographer
- Anna Baryshnikov[7]
- Michael Abbott Jr. as Blake[8]
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A GREAT AWAKENING
A Great Awakening is an upcoming American historical drama film directed and written by Joshua Enck. The film follows the friendship between George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin, as well as Whitefield’s impact during the pivotal Great Awakening religious movement.
The film is scheduled for release in the United States on April 3, 2026, by Roadside Attractions.
Cast
- John Paul Sneed as Benjamin Franklin
- Jonathan Blair as George Whitefield
- Josh Bates as Alexander Hamilton
- Stephen Foster Harris as William Blount
- Zac Johnson as Caleb Strong
- Matt Meyer as Robert Yates
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THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN
The Six Billion Dollar Man is a 2025 documentary film directed by Eugene Jarecki that traces the saga of lightning-rod WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose recent release from prison has reignited a global debate over press freedom. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the prestigious L’Œil d’or Grand Prize for documentary and the first-ever Golden Globe Award given to a documentary filmmaker.[1][2]
Premise
The documentary deals with Assange’s battle against extradition to the United States. Framed as a high-tech international thriller, the film incorporates privileged access to WikiLeaks, CCTV, and other archival footage and never-before-seen evidence to explore the increasingly precarious position of journalists in a world where the defense of truth is under threat.[3]
Cast
- Julian Assange
- Stella Assange
- Pamela Anderson
- Jennifer Robinson
- Edward Snowden
- Naomi Klein
- Daniel Ellsberg
- Chris Hedges
- Jeremy Scahill
- President Rafael Correa
- Bjartmar Alexandersson
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