Super Mario Galaxy Movie Casts Donald Glover as Yoshi

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has added more names to its star-studded video game cast, including Donald Glover as the green dinosaur Yoshi. Newly announced cast members also include Luis Guzmán as Wart and Issa Rae as Honey Queen. Illumination CEO and producer Chris Meledandri made the announcement in a Nintendo Direct livestream on Monday, which also revealed a new trailer for the animated sequel. Chris Pratt returns to voice Mario, who heads to space in the sequel to 2023's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." Returning cast members include 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 sequel will also feature Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr. and Brie Larson as Princess Rosalina, who debuted in the 2007 video game “Super Mario Galaxy.” Popular in Varieties After defeating Bowser in the original film, Mario, Luigi and Peach return for another adventure and must face the evil King Koopa and his son. They are also transported to outer space and explore various planets, including a world of fiery volcanoes, an underwater planet, and a technological land with neon, gravity-defying obstacles. In the new trailer, the heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom team up with Rosalina and Yoshi, the egg-laying dinosaur (who is normally silent except for the occasional "Yoshi!"). Wart and Honey Queen appear as enemies in the sequel, as does fan-favorite character Birdo. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, and will be released in theaters on April 1 from Universal, Illumination and Nintendo.