I guess if Nintendo\u2019s making money putting out bad Super Mario movies, there\u2019s no reason for it to find a new collaborator for its animated features, but man, it would be nice if someone other than Illumination was getting a shot at making films based on the company\u2019s games. It turns out we won\u2019t have to wait too long for the next Nintendo\/Illumination movie, as the animation studio has confirmed its next Nintendo movie is coming in 2028.<\/p>\n
Universal Pictures Spain<\/a> has put out its upcoming release calendar, and and if you scroll down to April 12, 2028, you\u2019ll see, in big red text, \u201cUNTITLED ILLUMINATION\/NINTENDO EVENT FILM (APRIL 2028).\u201d There\u2019s no other information here, but given that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie just came out a few weeks ago, it seems a bit soon for Chris Pratt<\/a> to be getting another big check for barely trying. However, there have been rumors swirling of a Donkey Kong movie for over a year<\/a>, likely starring Seth Rogen, who somehow tried even less than Pratt<\/a> to bring anything to his performance in the first Mario movie.<\/p>\n It\u2019s clear that Nintendo wants to create some kind of cinematic universe<\/a>, though it doesn\u2019t sound like it\u2019s quite ready to commit to a Super Smash Bros. movie<\/a> that brings a ton of characters together in one film. Given that, starting off by giving a side character in the Mario movies his own spin-off seems a reasonable next step. Some might think, considering Fox McCloud\u2019s appearance in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a>, that this could be a Star Fox film, but his presence in that movie felt like Nintendo testing the waters for something further down the line, and I\u2019d be surprised if they were confident enough in bringing the pilot to the big screen that they\u2019d already greenlit and were hard at work on a movie starring him that\u2019s targeting a 2028 release.\u00a0<\/p>\n