The actor divulged the news Friday morning.

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ reveals voice actor for fan fave Fox McCloud in surprise ‘Smash Bros.’ crossover

The actor divulged the news Friday morning.

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Luigi (Charlie Day), Mario (Chris Pratt), Yoshi (Donald Glover), and Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) in 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'. Credit:

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Get ready to rock and roll.

Fox McCloud will be entering the Super Mario Bros. cinematic universe, creating a surprise *Super* *Smash Bros. *crossover in *The* *Super Mario Galaxy Movie. *

And now we know the actor who'll voice the beloved character in the forthcoming flick: none other than Glen Powell!

"Born to Barrel Roll," the actor wrote in the caption of his Friday post revealing the news.

McCloud is an anthropomorphic fox featured in several Nintendo* *games*. *He was first introduced in the 1993 adventure game *Star Fox* and has been a part of every installment of *Super Smash Bros. *since the franchise was introduced in 1999*.* He has* *garnered a cult following over the years, even making *'*s list of coolest video game characters.

Fox McCloud on 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' poster.

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The film's official social media accounts shared a movie poster featuring McCloud in his signature combat outfit and tactical visor on Thursday. His appearance in *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* has created fan speculation over a potential stand-alone *Super Smash Bros. *film.

*The Super Mario Galaxy Movie *is the sequel to *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*. The 2023 film was a massive box office success, bagging $1.3 billion gross and setting the stage for a new wave of animated video game adaptations.

Glen Powell at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards.

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Numerous fan-favorite characters are being introduced in *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.* Nintendo previously shared a much-anticipated first look at Yoshi, voiced by Donald Glover, the popular green dinosaur featured in various *Super Mario Bros.* games.

Yoshi (Donald Glover), Mario (Chris Pratt), and Luigi (Charlie Day) in 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'.

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The trailer showed Yoshi joining Mario (Chris Pratt), Luigi (Charlie Day), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), and Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) in their adventures. Yoshi's appearance was first teased in a post-credits scene following *The Super Mario Bros. Movie, *which showed a polka-dotted egg cracking.

Previous trailers also revealed the introduction of Rosalina (Brie Larson) and Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie) into the Super Mario Bros. cinematic universe. *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* arrives in theaters on April 1.

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