Actor Glen Powell will voice Fox McCloud from the Star Fox series in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Powell announced the casting on Instagram with a video on March 27, a day after Nintendo revealed the character's inclusion. The film premieres on April 1.
Nintendo and Illumination confirmed on March 26 that Fox McCloud, the anthropomorphic fox pilot from the Star Fox games, will appear in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The next day, Glen Powell, star of Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters, revealed he will provide the character's voice. In an Instagram video, Powell hopped through a movie theater in Mario style before posing with Fox McCloud's silver jacket, as shown in footage shared across social media. Powell is a licensed pilot, having trained at flight school with Top Gun: Maverick co-star Tom Cruise, which some fans note aligns with Fox's role as a spacecraft pilot. Fan reactions have been largely positive, with one X user stating, 'Dude Literally Sounds Like Fox McCloud,' and another calling it 'a perfect choice.' Powell joins a cast featuring Brie Larson as Rosalina, Donald Glover as Yoshi, and Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr., continuing the trend of celebrity voices for Nintendo characters, following Chris Pratt as Mario in the previous film. Fox has traditionally been voiced by actors like Mike West in Star Fox games and Super Smash Bros. titles. No audio from Powell's performance has appeared in trailers yet. The announcement follows other recent reveals, including Wart's appearance in a trailer and confirmations for Chris Pratt and Charlie Day.
