T5W#556-Top 5 Potential Sequels/Spin Offs Setup in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Mamma Mia, is it any shock to anyone that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie did gang busters this weekend at the box office?  It shouldn’t be.  Even if I and others didn’t think it was as good as the first, Mario Galaxy is still a Mario movie and that alone is enough to put butts in seats for a fun 90 minute romp.  One thing that the Mario Movie sequel emphasized more than it’s predecessor (believe it or not) was it’s cameos and Easter Eggs.  Nintendo clearly has plans for opening up it’s plethora of iconic gaming characters to enter their newly minted cinematic universe and I’m not gonna lie, some need those projects more than others.  So on today’s Top 5 Wednesday, I’m speculating about the Top 5 Potential Sequels/Spin Offs Setup in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.  Aside from our first entry, I’ll keep Spoilers to the bare minimum if I can, but still you should probs check the movie out anyway before checking out my ideas here. 

 
#5-Super Mario Movie 3 (SPOILERS!!!)

$190 million domestically.  $375 million worldwide on a $100 million budget?  Oh yeah, Mario 3 is happening without a doubt.  But what’s next for the super high jumping plumbers and their friends?  Well one thing for sure if that Luigi might finally be getting his own love interest with Princess Daisy, who makes a very Amy Rose non speaking cameo at the end of Mario Galaxy. As for villains, with Bowser and son locked up by Fox McCloud, surely a potential bizzaro pair of Mario Bros could step in to fill their void until they inevitably break out.  Mario and Luigi vs. Wario and Waluigi on the big screen. Let’s make it happen Nintendo
 

#4-Baby Mario

The Yoshi’s Island inspired segment of Mario Galaxy was one of the movies better sequences.  A lot of that comes from the inherent adorableness of Baby Mario and Luigi.  You can tell these two definitely got up to some trouble as toddlers that probably helped mold them into the super jumping athletes they are today.  So maybe this doesn’t require a possible full on movie spin off but I could def see some Illumination shorts featuring the Baby Mario Bros plus Yoshi playing put upon babysitter for the mischievous duo.  Also give us the Baby Mario cry when he gets separated from Yoshi, it’s annoying sure but it’s iconic as heck.

 
#3-Donkey Kong Country

Despite having a sizeable supporting role in the first film, Seth Rogen’s DK only has a brief cameo appearance in Mario Galaxy.  Still, I’m pretty sure a Donkey Kong spin off has been in the works since the original Mario movie cemented him as a star in his own right.  We do see DK causing a bit of trouble on a construction site much like his intro days back in the 80s.  But we also got to spend a lot of time with the Kongs and we know Kranky, Diddy and Dixie are all around so why not give us a nice little jungle adventure in the same vein as that legendary SNES trilogy?
 

#2-Super Smash Bros

Honestly, with Mario, Donkey Kong and Fox running around in the same universe, it wouldn’t shock me if Mario 3 ended up being a full on Nintendo crossover event.  Heck, Nintendo’s next big movie project is a Live Action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda, so when are Zelda and Link popping in?  Seeing how well Mario gelled with Fox and how he and Kong overcame their differences to become a solid team, it feels like Nintendo might be thinking to try an Avengers style team up movie at some point after a few more films have been released.  Kirby?  Samus?  Pikachu?  Does Sonic dare step into the fray?  The possibilities are as endless as the roster.
 

#1-Star Fox

I was confused and a bit worried when they made a last minute reveal that Fox McCloud would appear in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie.  And let me tell you: the last thing I expected was to be saying “OK WHEN IS THIS MOVIE HAPPENING!!!?” like a minute after he appeared.  Glenn Powell brings the charm, smugness and coolness he brought to Hangman in Top Gun: Maverick to Nintendo’s legendary space ace and like DK in the first film, he steals the spotlight whenever he’s on screen.  From his quick but entertaining backstory to his sick AF Arwing maneuvers to Brian Tyler’s fist pumping versions of the classic Star Fox themes, this has to have shot up the priority list for Nintendo’s movie plans.  Star Fox as a whole is long overdue for a win and a big screen outing could be the mission they’ve been waiting to fly.