Super Mario fans hail “impressive” surprise casting of Yoshi in new movie

The final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel is out, and it’s been revealed that Donald Glover will voice Yoshi! Fans are excited about the casting, calling it a great choice. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, who directed the first movie, are back to direct the sequel, which hits theaters on April 1st.

Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Jack Black, and Anya Taylor-Joy are back as their characters, and they’re joined by new cast members Benny Safdie and Brie Larson, who voice Bowser Jr. and Princess Rosalina, respectively.

The final trailer for the movie was released yesterday, and it revealed some new cast members: Donald Glover will play Yoshi, Luis Guzmán will be Wart, and Issa Rae will voice Honey Queen.

Illumination CEO and producer Chris Meledandri revealed the cast and a new trailer during a Nintendo Direct livestream on Monday.

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One fan expressed extreme excitement, tweeting, “DONALD GLOVER AS YOSHI, I’M DYING!” Another user commented that if that was Glover’s natural voice, it was very impressive.

A fan praised Nintendo’s decision to announce Yoshi before revealing who voiced the character. They pointed out that nobody would have expected Donald Glover to be the voice actor.

Okay, seriously, finding out Donald Glover is voicing Yoshi totally blew my mind! It was already awesome hearing about the cast for the Mario movie when they first announced it back in 2021, but this? This is next-level!

I was totally surprised when I heard Donald Glover – Childish Gambino! – is going to voice Yoshi! Seriously, it’s such a random choice, even wilder than Chris Pratt being cast as Mario, if you ask me.

Someone praised the voice acting, particularly Donald Glover’s performance as Yoshi. They also expressed excitement about the return of Lunalee, playfully describing her as an ‘adorable psychopath’.

Someone else expressed their shock and excitement, asking if Donald Glover was really playing Yoshi in the movie. They predicted it would be amazing!

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2026-03-10 14:19