2023 was an exceedingly good year for mustachioed plumbers from New York. The Switch’s Super Mario Wonder is said to be the fastest-selling Mario game in Nintendo history, while The Super Mario Bros. Movie brought in over a billion dollars in box office receipts. Things are looking (Princess) peachy indeed, so why hasn’t Universal officially confirmed any sequel news yet?
The latest update about Mario and Luigi’s big screen fate comes from Bowser himself, or at least voice actor Jack Black, who shared that he’s as much in the dark as anyone regarding future plans for the Mushroom Kingdom. Here’s what he told Variety while addressing the idea that his A+ ballad “Peaches” could feasibly land an Oscar nod:
