Sounds like Toad and Bowser will sing in the Mario movie

Details about the story of the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie are still being kept hush-hush, but were learning more as we move closer to its release next year.

And, we know now that Toad will have a small musical number in the film, revealed by Keegan-Michael Key.

Key, who studied theatre at university, has sung on-screen previously in the TV series Schmigadoon! and Netflixs Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.

In an interview with Variety, Key revealed he got to improvise a song in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, adding the experience was “an absolute blast”.

He also discussed the process of nailing Toads voice with directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. “There was something about the timbre,” he said, “I wanted to get it higher and higher and higher.”

Toad is not the only character who will lean into their musical chops during the movie. Speaking at a New York Comic Con panel last week, Jack Black also said he brought “some of [his] heavy metal roots” to Bowser. “I did a little bit of rocking,” he teased, “I think youll be surprised to see that Bowser has a musical side.”

Keys portrayal of Toad and Jack Blacks take on Bowser both impressed Eurogamer staff in the movies trailer, so needless to say theres some anticipation here for the characters musical debuts.