{"id":288366,"date":"2026-02-09T04:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/288366\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T04:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:59:10","slug":"super-bowl-showcases-upcoming-mandalorian-and-super-mario-films-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/288366\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl showcases upcoming Mandalorian and Super Mario films \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Mandalorian and Grogu and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie were among upcoming films showcased during Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Major movie trailers have historically accompanied the biggest game in the NFL\u2019s calendar, but significant companies such as Marvel, Apple and Warner Bros did not provide any fresh looks during this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In their stead, Disney showcased a teaser for the upcoming theatrical sequel to the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A new journey begins.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the big game spot and see The Mandalorian and Grogu only in theaters and IMAX May 22. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5M0MKbJFqr\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/5M0MKbJFqr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Star Wars (@starwars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starwars\/status\/2020648059630415896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The wildly popular show stars Pedro Pascal as bounty hunter Din Djarin who ends up caring for a force-sensitive creature named Grogu, which resembles the green-skinned Yoda from the Star Wars series.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/entertainment\/james-arthur-its-too-scary-to-think-about-where-i-would-be-without-music-IW2NMNREERLDDEMRKZVOUZ6QTU\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"James Arthur: It&#x2019;s too scary to think about where I would be without music\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VUYD7XGIHZJ6JHC4HYEMVJGNEA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/entertainment\/francis-ford-coppola-fears-studios-are-paying-debts-not-making-great-movies-EQGEK4RIJZO27CNXRCCGO6YWVY\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Francis Ford Coppola &#x2018;fears&#x2019; studios are paying debts, not making great movies\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/N743OGEDUVJMXLDSSWL3W4UGOM.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 36-second TV spot shows Djarin and Grogu travelling across a snowy landscape, accompanied by a dramatic voiceover in the style of famous Super Bowl commercials of the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In theatres on May 22, the film sees The Mandalorian TV series creator Jon Favreau return to direct and produce, alongside Lucasfilm\u2019s chief content officer Dave Filoni and former president Kathleen Kennedy as producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Elsewhere, Universal Studios provided a short teaser for the upcoming sequel to 2023\u2019s The Super Mario Bros Movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 15-second trailer shows baby Mario and Luigi waking up a dinosaur, before being forced to make a desperate escape alongside popular characters Toad and Yoshi.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t wake the dino. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is only in theaters April 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/34vjqImsBf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/34vjqImsBf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (@supermariomovie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/supermariomovie\/status\/2020658185733021699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will see the return of Chris Pratt (Mario) and Charlie Day (Luigi) as the famous video-game brothers embark on a cosmic adventure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The film hits theatres in the UK on April 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Super Bowl viewers were also given an extended look at director Stephen Spielberg\u2019s upcoming UFO film Disclosure Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The minute-long trailer appears to give a glimpse of the world coming into contact with alien life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Starring British actors Emily Blunt and Colin Firth, Disclosure Day is in theatres on June 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Sci-fi fans were also treated to an almost three-minute long trailer for Ryan Gosling\u2019s next film, Project Hail Mary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The trailer shows Gosling\u2019s astronaut character learning to communicate with a small rock-like alien.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Ryan Gosling stars in Project Hail Mary\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6ZC6ENUQJNLSNG25QPTU6463CI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"1152\"\/>Ryan Gosling stars in Project Hail Mary (Ian West\/PA) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Coming from The Lego Movie directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Project Hail Mary is in theatres on March 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Netflix rounded out the biggest Super Bowl trailers with a surprise look at director David Fincher\u2019s follow-up to Quentin Tarantino\u2019s 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Titled The Adventures of Cliff Booth, the trailer shows Brad Pitt revising his role as the titular character with Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki also prominently featured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The trailer ended with \u201cComing Soon\u201d flashing on the screen, however no official release date was given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The on-field action saw the Seattle Seahawks triumph 29-13 over the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, California.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mandalorian and Grogu and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie were among upcoming films showcased during Super Bowl&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[9618,93,61,60,270,1868,1576,2140,94826,14869,1577],"class_list":{"0":"post-288366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-disney","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-movies","13":"tag-netflix","14":"tag-showbiz","15":"tag-star-wars","16":"tag-super-bowl","17":"tag-the-mandalorian","18":"tag-uk"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}