With The Super Mario Galaxy Movie already breaking records following its release this week, it seems inevitable that we'll get a third entry at some point in the future (along with multiple spin-offs too, no doubt).
Well, in a Cinemax interview with Donald Glover and Jack Black (thanks, IGN), the latter jokingly suggested that a third movie would arrive in 2029. It's not something we're looking to take too seriously at the moment, but it's curious that he actually specified a year.
After he and Donald Glover launched into an improvised song about Bowser, Black followed up by saying:
"Don't be surprised if you hear that coming out next time, in 2029."
He's obviously joking around, but a third entry in 2029 would actually make sense, wouldn't it? There was a three-year gap between the first movie and the Galaxy sequel, so Nintendo could well follow the same timeline for its next Mario outing.
Furthermore, Nintendo already has 2027 covered with The Legend of Zelda from director Wes Ball, and it seems likely that a Donkey Kong spin-off is also in the works, so we'd wager that this might release in 2028.
There's no evidence to assume that Nintendo is looking to release one big movie every year, but we also wouldn't be surprised if that's it's ultimate plan going forward.
We're just speculating at this point. We're pretty confident that a third Mario movie is probably being conjured up by the creatives over at Nintendo and Illumination as we speak, but we'll have to hold tight for now and wait for an official announcement.