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Super Mario Bros. Movie 2's new characters will include "old favourites" and "really deep cuts"

Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 will apparently be delving deep into the series' mythology, with one of its returning cast me…

Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 - the sequel to last year's hugely successful(and shamefully Birdo-free) animated cinematic hit - is still some way from its planned 2026 release, but that hasn't stopped Toad voice actor Keegan-Michael Key from teasing some of what's to come. The original Super Mario Bros. Movie was, of course, already postively festooned with Easter Eggs (making the Birdo omission even more unforgivable), so it's not exactly a revelation to hear that'll continue in the sequel. Yoshi, Wario, Waluigi, Princess Daisy, Rosalina, and Bowser Jr. were, for instance, all notably absent from the first Mario movie (as was Birdo, in case you were unaware), making them strong candidates for the sequel - but I'm not sure I'd call any of that bunch particularly "deep cuts".

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