The Super Mario Bros. Movie has finally come out and fans are rightfully making speculations
as to the potential future of the franchise.
With that said, there are some sequel ideas we're fonder of than others, leading us to
explore the different possibilities in this video today.
I'm _________ with WickedBinge and this is The Super Mario Bros. Movie Sequel Ideas We
Love and Hate.
Heads up, for this video we’re going to have to spoil some elements of The Super Mario
Bros. Movie in order for us to determine what a sequel could potentially have in store.
With that said, let’s get right into talking about potential sequels!
One popular sequel speculation is that the second Mario Bros. Movie will take plot elements
from Luigi's Mansion.
Luigi is undoubtedly one of the most popular characters in Mario history so we're willing
to bet most people wouldn't mind a sequel all about him.
Luigi himself has a character arc built for a feature film to begin with.
While Mario is more naturally heroic, Luigi is much shyer although equally capable when
he musters up the courage.
This makes a Luigi focused sequel sound like a good idea to us, especially when looking
at the lore of his spinoff series.
Not only would Professor E. Gadd be a very fun contribution to the cast of characters,
King Boo would certainly make for one threatening villain.
Personally, we love this idea.
Mario took on the role of saving Luigi from captivity this time so it feels natural for
Luigi to return the favor.
Let's home a Luigi focused sequel focuses on his mansions instead of taking elements
from Mario is Missing!
One theory we believe is highly likely is a Donkey Kong spinoff film.
Donkey Kong certainly plays a major role in the first film with Cranky and the other Kongs
joining him.
This has led many to speculate that we are gearing up for a Donkey Kong spinoff movie
that takes inspiration from the Country series.
This would likely indicate that King K. Rool and the Kremling army are lurking out in the
seas somewhere, ready to challenge Donkey Kong on his home turf.
King K. Rool's motivation could be anything from stealing the Kongs banana horde to blowing
up their island as the demented crocodiles schemes vary from game to game.
There's also a good chance he'll end up taking one of the primates hostage as he has done
that on several occasions.
Personally, we like this idea.
The Donkey Kong series certainly has lots of material to work with given its amount
of fun characters and settings.
One thing's for sure; Illumination's CG interpretation of the Kong Islands will look a heck of a
lot better than it did in the 90's cartoon.
Another possibility is that Mario and Luigi could enter a dream realm in the second film.
The concept of delving into dreams is the focus of two different Mario games, those
being Super Mario Bros. 2 and Mario and Luigi: Dream Team.
Because of this, it is theoretically possible for a Mario movie to explore said concept,
possibly using elements from those two titles.
This would even kind of make sense thematically considering the follow up to Super Mario Bros.
2 was the follow up to the original game, at least for us English speakers.
Personally, we like this idea but we can't say we love it.
Adding this type of a mind-bending concept may over complicate a children's movie, this
isn't Inception after all.
Still, even the outside possibility of seeing Wart as a villain would be cool enough to
change our tunes if that happens.
One idea we've heard is that the Mario Movie sequel will be a sports movie parody or tribute.
This might seem ridiculous but let's think about this.
Mario is best known for his platformers but really this series has been all over the place
in terms of genre.
One of the most prominent recurring spinoffs involves the cast participating in various
sports events, from baseball to golf, soccer, tennis, basketball and more.
Since this is the cast could potentially ape the style of a sports movie for its sequel,
potentially taking cues from films like The Mighty Ducks, The Sandlot or if you want to
get really crazy, Shaolin Soccer.
Now that we've thought about it... nah, we still hate this idea.
We won't act like it has no potential but this definitely sounds like a possible shark
jumping moment if it did come to fruition.
I'm sure we'll at least see the characters playing sports in upcoming sequels but to
make that the focal point may not be the best idea.
I guess only time will tell.
Even after all the events that unfolded in this film, there is an outside chance that
Mario and Bowser could team up in a subsequent installment.
Despite having gone against each other many times, any fan of the long running game series
know that Bowser and Mario have been willing to put their differences aside to achieve
a mutual goal.
This includes Super Mario RPG, Super Paper Mario and in several instances during the
Mario and Luigi series.
Due to this, it's not totally out of the realm of possibility that Mario and Bowser could
retain the same teamwork for a sequel to take down a bigger, much more threatening force
of evil.
Personally, we really like this idea.
As much as we love Bowser, Nintendo sometimes forgets he doesn't always have to be the antagonist
in the Mario series, especially when there are other established villains like Donkey
Kong, Wario, Tatanga and Wart.
Not to mention all the villains in the RPG games.
We'd love to see Mario face off against a different threat in another film while still
finding a way to weave Bowser into the plot.
As long as they can still go back to being enemies afterward, a Bowser and Mario team
up film would actually be somewhat in tune with the spirit of the games.
Along with a Donkey Kong spinoff, people have gone further to speculate that we could be
leading up to a Super Smash Bros. Cinematic Universe.
Ever since Marvel produced the first Avengers movie, cinematic universes have become a huge
part of the film industry with many trying to ape said success.
While this hasn't exactly worked out in a lot of cases (The Mummy 2017, I'm looking
at you), other studios have continued to try doing this seeing the obvious money...
er, "story potential" this could have.
Nintendo themselves actually got on this crossover trend way before superhero films did back
when they released Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64.
With that in mind, we could see more standalone films centering on Zelda, Metroid, Kirby and
Pokémon that could all plant the scenes for a huge Avengers style Smash Bros. story.
Personally, we have mixed feelings on this idea.
Seeing all of our favorite characters teaming up to take down Master Hand and Crazy Hand
does sound good on paper but there are so many complications that can come from not
planning something like this out properly, just ask DC.
The prospect of seeing more of our favorite games certainly is tempting but moderation
may lead to better results in the long run.
We know that we're talking about sequel ideas here but another path a Mario movie could
take would be as a prequel based around Yoshi's Island.
We already know that Yoshi's Island is a real location in the film series so this could
potentially lead to a flashback movie that follow the Yoshis taking care of Baby Mario
and Baby Luigi.
It might sound far-fetched but we actually think that the Illumination team would be
really down for this.
Based on the Minions series, they already enjoy constructing prequel stories in the
first place, so if Nintendo gave them the green light, they would probably jump at the
opportunity to do the same thing to Mario.
You could even call it The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2: Yoshi's Island as a reference to
the original Super Mario World title.
We really like this idea, in fact, we love it.
The Yoshis are very sweet and adorable which works well with Illumination's style and the
potential of Kamek taking on the role of the main mastermind would be a really cool change
of pace.
If that's not enough to convince the filmmakers, we should also point out the amount of Yoshi
merchandise you could sell would be staggering so do us a favor and hatch this plan..
Another idea people have tossed around is that a Mario movie sequel could potentially
be set in space.
The obvious games to point to for this would be Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 which featured
the plumber going planet hopping.
This isn't the only time Mario and friends have found themselves in the final frontier
as games such as Super Mario Land 2, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Party 2 and Paper Mario:
The Thousand-Year Door also saw the characters travel among the stars.
It certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility and could lead to the introduction of Rosalina
which would be really cool.
We have somewhat mixed feelings about this idea but we do lean more toward liking it.
Our apprehension comes from just how many movie franchises have failed while taking
their characters to space.
If you need proof, take a look at the space-based sequels for Leprechaun, Friday the 13th, The
Muppets, The Brave Little Toaster, Critters and many more.
Still, the potential of seeing Rosalina makes us at least somewhat interested in seeing
this plot device carried out.
Some people have suggested that a Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel could potentially take
a lot of cues from the Super Mario Land series.
To be clear, we're not really talking about Super Mario 3D Land, we're specifically referring
to Super Mario Land 1 and 2 on Gameboy.
As odd as these games were, they were quite significant in a lot of areas, including adding
Wario and Daisy to the roster of Mario characters.
Since one of the islands around the Mushroom Kingdom is a dessert land, this could potentially
be the home of Daisy, better known as Sarasaland.
We really like the idea for the potential doors it opens up.
Not only could Wario be the villain here but this could lead to a potential Wario Land
or WarioWare spinoff movie series which we would love to see.
Maybe we could even work Waluigi into the plot somehow and give Luigi a love interest
with the introduction of Daisy.
Another plot from a game we could be see implemented into a film is Super Mario Sunshine.
At the time of its release, Super Mario Sunshine was the most story-based platformer the series
had seen, featuring voice acting and cutscenes which garnered a mixed response.
Regardless, the setting of the game received a lot of praise as well as the introduction
of characters like Bowser Jr, Toadsworth, F.L.U.D.D. and Petey Piranha.
A Mario Sunshine based film would be a great way to reintroduce those elements to the big
screen as well as giving us a variety of new characters absent from this first film.
We really like this idea.
The only thing keeping us from saying that we love it is as much as we love Super Mario
Sunshine, its story was not one of its stronger points.
Check out our Super Mario Sunshine: Good to Evil video if you need an elaboration on that.
However, the film could use this to its advantage by poking fun at the ridiculousness of the
story which could potentially work if done right.
If anything, it’d be a great excuse to see Isle Delfino on the big screen which is tempting
either way.
On top of taking the story in a new direction, a follow up film could also experiment with
animation by becoming a Paper Mario movie.
If Puss in Boots: The Last Wish taught us anything it’s that the animation in a sequel
doesn’t have to necessarily be consistent with the previous film for us to really appreciate
it.
As such, a Paper Mario movie could be a good opportunity to experiment a lot more with
the visuals and open doors not achievable with the original films style.
Not only that, it would be really cool to see elements of the Paper Mario series thrown
into the plot which could range from Bowser getting the star rod or Mario facing the Shadow
Queen.
We like this idea overall but we don’t think it’s very likely to happen.
Nintendo and Illumination would perhaps rightfully see this as too big of a diversion and possibly
an odd choice given Paper Mario is a side series.
The only reason we can’t say we love this idea is that there is the outside chance that
the film’s plot could follow Sticker Star’s story which would not exactly be an ideal
decision.
One final prediction today is that a Mario movie sequel could involve the cast throwing
a party.
The popularity of the Mario Party games is well known and this could definitely lead
to some fun gags in sequels, whether that be the focal point of the film or a quick
reference.
The party format may also be a way to fit in references to classic party movies like
Animal House, albeit in a G rated format.
We do think there is some potential for jokes here but we have to say we dislike this idea.
The concept for this has pretty much been done already with Monsters University which
was far from Pixar’s best outing.
We would love to see Mario Party referenced in a sequel film, possibly getting a scene
dedicated to it, but we think it would be a bad idea to make this the focus of the story
is not a great one.
But let us know in the comment section what your Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel ideas
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