Chris Pratt will voice famous plumber Mario in the new 'Super Mario Bros.' movie,Nintendo announced.- The animated 'Super Mario Bros.' will hit theaters on December 21, 2022, in North America.
- Reactions to the voice castings mainly revolved around Chris Pratt, and a lack of Danny DeVito.
Nintendo announced the actors who will voice characters in its upcoming "Super Mario Bros." animated film during a Nintendo Direct event on Thursday. Chris Pratt will voice the lead fantasy world plumber Mario.
The new film is set to hit theaters on December 21, 2022, in North America.
-Wario64 (@Wario64) September 23, 2021
The voice cast is as follows:
- Chris Pratt as Mario
- "Queen's Gambit" star Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach
- Charlie Day as Luigi
- Jack Black as Bowser
- Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
- Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong
- Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek
- Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike
-Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 23, 2021
"We are collaborating with Chris and his experienced team to not just create a character licensed film, but a new piece of
Chris Pratt and Nintendo immediately trended on Twitter after the Thursday afternoon announcement, with many letting out a collective "Mamma mia," at some of the casting choices.
-Ash Parrish (@adashtra) September 23, 2021
Many made tongue-in-cheek jokes about the lack of Italian-American representation in the voice cast, namely in Mario's role.
-Vincent Martella (@VinMan17) September 23, 2021
-Ghoul Lord (@pppondi) September 23, 2021
Others suggested it was an injustice that Mario's role didn't go to Danny DeVito, who is Charlie Day's (cast as Luigi) co-star in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
-Lucina(Hiatus)️ (@LucinaDraws) September 23, 2021
-IGN (@IGN) September 23, 2021
Chris Pratt later posted a video on his Instagram saying that the announcement was "a dream come true," adding that he played Super Mario at an arcade near his house as a child.
"As it is right now, it's-a me, Mario," Pratt said.