“He’s Perfect for It” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s Director Defends Chris Pratt From Toxic Comments on the New Mario’s Voice

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is one of the things that Nintendo fans are eagerly waiting for in 2023. It is an upcoming animated movie based on the Italian plumber Mario, who also happens to be Nintendo’s official mascot. So now the reason is pretty clear why there is such a huge hype for this film.

As the release date of April 7 is nearing, fans are getting to know more about the movie. Nintendo recently announced hosting a Direct event to release the last trailer for the Mario movie. The trailers released so far gave glimpses of Chris Pratt as the new voice for Mario. It caused an uproar among the fans, as they wanted Charles Martinet to reprise his role in the adaptation. However, the creators of the movie anticipated such a reaction and yet went with their choice.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie creators reveal their reason for choosing Chris Pratt

There is no one who fails to recognize the iconic voice of Mario, which was given by Charles Martinet. He’s been the voice actor for this renowned Nintendo character for over three decades. So it was simple for fans to think that the 67-year-old would be Mario’s voice even on the big screen.

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The creators of the movie Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath decided to take a different route with the adaptation. They claimed Pratt’s filmography motivated them to approach him to be the new voice actor for this iconic Nintendo character. “For us, it made total sense,” the director reported to Total Film magazine (by GamesRadar). “He’s really good at playing a blue-collar hero with a ton of heart. For the way that Mario is characterized in our film, he’s perfect for it,” he added.

Additionally, the directors want to tell an origin tale of this iconic video game character. They wanted to present the journey of Mario becoming Super Mario. This decision also had a huge impact on them going for Pratt over the classic Italian taste in Mario’s voice. Despite this major change, both directors promised to provide a “Super Mario experience” similar to the Nintendo games.

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