The cast of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is packed with star power, just like its 2023 predecessor, the blockbuster titled The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Chris Pratt voices the title character, with Charlie Day playing Mario’s brother, Luigi. The rest of the cast is just as impressive.
Princess Peach, the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, will have a significant role in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
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As the sequel’s synopsis reads, “Mario and Luigi, the twin plumbers, apply their ‘let’s-a-go’ attitude to solve everyday problems all over their new home of the Mushroom Kingdom. As they support Princess Peach, and work to reform a miniaturized imprisoned Bowser, they meet a new companion ― Yoshi. Princess Peach’s birthday party sparks a galactic adventure, sending the brothers into space to stop Bowser Jr.’s wicked ambitions and save Rosalina.”
To learn more about Princess Peach’s journey in the upcoming animated sequel — which hits theaters on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 — and who voices the character, keep reading!
Who voices Peach in the second Super Mario Bros. movie?
Just as in the original The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) has returned to voice Princess Peach in its sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
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How is Princess Peach different in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie than in the first film?
“It’s a little different this time, because I feel like Princess Peach, she’s on this journey of self-discovery,” TODAY co-anchor Craig Melvin told Taylor-Joy during her March 18 visit to the morning show. “She leaves the Mushroom Kingdom.”
In the earlier iterations of the Super Mario video games, Princess Peach was often a damsel in distress. But by the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the character was coming into her own — showing herself to be just as important to the defeat of Bowser as Mario and Luigi.
“I think she’s still deeply empathetic, but she’s also taking care of what she needs in this moment,” Taylor-Joy said on TODAY of Princess Peach’s role in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. “She wants to find out where she comes from. She’s on a quest for adventure — and yeah, prioritizing herself a little bit more.”
Taylor-Joy told Melvin on TODAY, “I was so excited when the filmmakers told me that this was the journey that Peach was going to go on, so I think I just approached it with a curiosity and again, an excitement that I was going to get to learn more about this character that I love so much.”
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April of 2026 is a big month for the star. Not only does The Super Mario Galaxy Movie arrive in theaters on April 1, but Taylor-Joy will celebrate her 30th birthday just a couple of weeks later, on April 16.
The fun way Anya Taylor-Joy plans to celebrate her 30th birthday
When Melvin asked Taylor-Joy on TODAY if she had any special plans for the big 3-0, the actress revealed that she hopes to celebrate the milestone in a very cool way.
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“I wanna do a cross-country road trip,” Taylor-Joy revealed.
Melvin responded, “That’s a long time in a vehicle.”
“That’s a long time in a vehicle,” the actress admitted. “Luckily, I like my friends. So I think, hopefully, that will be okay, and I want to see America. I feel very fortunate that I have an American passport, but I have not really seen the country, so I want to go look at some beautiful landscapes.”
Taylor-Joy was born in Miami, Florida, while her parents were on vacation there, but grew up in Argentina and in London.