The Super Mario Galaxy Movie just confirmed Starfox hero Fox McCloud will appear. Nintendo has just shared a new poster for the film featuring the character.
With literally less than a week to go until The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is in theatres, Nintendo has decided to drop a bombshell on fans regarding who will make an appearance in the film, adding to the still churning rumour mill that claims Nintendo wants to make a Super Smash-focused film.
Seeing as how the sequel to the Mario Bros. film will at least partially take place in space, Fox McCloud, the hero of the Starfox game franchise, is making his film debut. In a new poster revealed by Nintendo, Fox can be seen in the same animation style used by Illumination for the rest of the cast of characters, alongside his iconic Arwing. That poster (and social media post) can be seen below.
Like the previously revealed to be in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Pikmin, Fox McCloud notably doesn’t appear in any of the Mushroom Kingdom-based canon, which is why his inclusion in the film will continue to fuel the ongoing rumour mill on forums that Nintendo will eventually make a Super Smash Bros. film. Both Fox McCloud from the Star Fox series and Olimar/Alph from Pikmin appear in Super Smash Bros., and they both don’t have any run-ins with residents of the Mushroom Kingdom outside of Smash Bros. Another Smash character, R.O.B., has also been confirmed for the film with no ties to the Kingdom either.
On Reddit, new threads have spawned in the wake of the Nintendo poster reveal, and fans have been convinced of the next film involving more Nintendo characters embroiled in battle. One fan speculates Master Hand (the main antagonist from Super Smash Bros.) will appear after the end credits. Aside from speculation, so far, The Super Mario Movie includes newcomers Brie Larson as Rosalina, Donald Glover as Yoshi and Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr., alongside returning cast members: Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie launches in theatres on April 1.
