The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2: Bowser's Revenge

The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2: Bowser's Revenge, also called The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2: Dark Bowser's Wrath in some territories, is a 2025 computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on the Mario franchise. Produced by Universal Pictures, Illumination and Nintendo, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic return as the film's directors. The film is the sequel to the original movie, in which Mario and Luigi, now citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom, find out their cousins Wario and Waluigi, along with the Koopalings, are now working with Bowser, to gain enough energy to transform him into Dark Bowser.

The movie released in the United States on August 12, 2025, and in most other territories in August 20, 2025, received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its animation and voice acting, but criticized for its script However, it was rated more favorably than its prequel.

Plot
Plumbing brothers Mario and Luigi, now living in the Mushroom Kingdom, frequently meet up with Princess Peach, as they are praised by the Toads for saving the entire fate of the world. However, in the real world, Waluigi and Wario, the meaner cousins of the duo, after getting tired of praise to Mario and Luigi, decide that in order to ensure that Mario and Luigi don't come back forever, and stop them from any visits, decide to try and demolish the pipe to the Mushroom Kingdom. However, as they get into the sewers and try to succeed, they ultimately get sucked into the pipe and reach the Mushroom Forest.

With this, they go around Toad Town trying to find the truth to this strange land, decide to go to the castle, and meet Peach, along with their cousins, to their demise. Mario and Luigi are shocked at this, and tell the Princess that the two are their cousins. Peach decides to give them a tour of the castle, despite Mario and Luigi's protests, but as Wario and Waluigi are given a view of the jail room, they find a tiny Bowser in a cage, and feel sympathy, thinking he is a normal turtle, and demand Peach to let him free, but she refuses, attempting to convince that Bowser was the one causing the almost-fall of the world.

Wario and Waluigi, now given a free sleep at the castle, decide to sneak into the jail room, as they find Bowser. They tell him that they would let him free, as Bowser is excited. He uses the brothers' sympathy for his own gain, telling them to avenge a group of his smaller relatives, the Koopalings, to stop Peach and her "terrifying regime to all turtles". With this, the brothers go to sleep, keeping Bowser and his cage near their bed. Wario and Waluigi are given a secret whistle that only Bowser's family can hear, even from far-off distances.

In the morning, everyone wakes up, but when Mario, Luigi, Peach, Wario and Waluigi come out of the castle, a horde of airships are seen outside. A clawed robot arm from one of the ships grab Peach and take her away, leaving Mario and Luigi alone, as Wario and Waluigi are sent up a ladder from another one of the ships, leading into a flashback to Bowser telling them that they could escape to a far-off land. Waluigi shows his cage with Bowser and puts in his pocket.