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On the prospect of a possible Luigi's Mansion film, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie star Charlie Day says he's in and would be thrilled to do it if they decide to make it.
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Star "Is In" For A Luigi's Mansion Film
On the prospect of a possible Luigi's Mansion film, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie star Charlie Day says he's in and would be thrilled to do it if they decide to make it.
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- Charlie Day says he'd be "thrilled" to star in a Luigi's Mansion movie adaptation, praising the game's fun tone.
- Fans are eager for a Luigi-led film, especially after The Super Mario Bros. Movie's box office success.
- Nintendo and Illumination are expanding with more animated films, but no Luigi's Mansion movie is confirmed yet.
- Day imagines Luigi's Mansion with kid-friendly jump scares, saying he'd definitely join if the film is greenlit.
As The Super Mario Galaxy Movie debuts today, one of its stars expressed excitement about the prospect of another Super Mario film. It's no secret that, after the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo and Illumination, along with Universal Pictures, confirmed they would expand their slate of animated films based on the 40+ year video game franchise. As fan speculation hit social media, one of the big games on people's minds is Luigi's Mansion, as it seems fans would love to see Day take on a leading role in a Luigi movie.
Charlie Day Thinks a Luigi's Mansion Film Would Make a Great Movie
In an interview with ScreenRant, Day was interviewed with fellow Mario cast members Keegan-Michael Key and Anya Taylor-Joy, when the subject of a Luigi's Mansion film came up. He said, "Oh? First time hearing. I would be thrilled to do Luigi's Mansion, just because it's such a fun game. And not that you would make it like a horror movie for kids, but it could have some more sort of jump scares in it, which would be fun. […] It does seem like it would make a great movie, but I am not… They don't put me in charge of movie studios and for good reason. I got no idea. […] I wouldn't want the job, personally. Don't give me that. Yeah, it'd be a lot of pressure. But if they do it, I'm in."
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- L to R: Luigi and Bowser Jr. in Nintendo and Illumination's THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Photo credit: Nintendo and Illumination © Nintendo and Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
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- Luigi (voiced by Charlie Day) in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, from Nintendo and Illumination. © 2022 Nintendo and Universal Studios
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- Charlie Day stars as Marty Metakawitch in writer/director Ethan Coen's HONEY DON'T!, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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- LOS ANGELES, USA. October 06, 2025: Charlie Day at premiere for "Frankenstein" at the Academy Museum. (Shutterstock/Featureflash Photo Agency)
In case you haven't seen the series of games, Luigi's Mansion has you playing as the titular character, investigating a haunted mansion, using your trusty vacuum cleaner to capture them. All three games in the series would work well for a film adaptation if they chose to make one. But currently, the only films on Nintendo's slate are The Legend of Zelda movie set to launch in 2027 and the rumored Donkey Kong film. Here's hoping that the fans get the powers that be interested in making one for what's slowly becoming the Nintendo Cinematic Universe.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Summary, Cast List, Release Date
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is an animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros., and follows The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released in 2023 and earned more than $1.3 billion worldwide. Both the 2023 film and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie are produced by Chris Meledandri of Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo.
The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and will be released worldwide by Universal Pictures.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is directed by returning filmmakers Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, from a screenplay by returning screenwriter Matthew Fogel, with Brian Tyler returning to compose the score. It stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Brie Larson and will be released in theaters on April 3, 2026.
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