The Super Mario Bros. Movie, while not that deep as far as the plot goes, did a great job of incorporating a lot of the plumbers’ past via subtle and in-your-face references. That trend isn’t going to stop with the sequel, according to Toad (Keegan-Michael Key).

While speaking to Men’s Journal, the actor hinted about what we should expect from The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2:

“I feel like what they’ve done creatively is they’ve really widened out the universe that these characters live in and we’re going to meet some new folks. We’re going to meet some new folks that are old favorites and some folks that I think are really deep cuts, but because of the way the story’s laying itself out right now, those characters are going to be very intriguing.“

As the Marios have been in...