Chris Pratt responds to Mario casting and calls it a \u201cdream come true\u201d Nintendo \/ Chris PrattActor Chris Pratt has responded to the surprise announcement that he will be voicing Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros film. The September 23 Nintendo Direct revealed plenty of upcoming titles that will be released on the Switch, giving fans a sneak peek at Bayonetta 3, Metroid Dread, Splatoon 3, and other titles. The reception surrounding the recent Direct was very positive, with many Nintendo fans excited to dig into all the latest trailers. One of the biggest surprises, though, was the voice actor reveal behind the Super Mario Movie \u2013 a collaboration between Nintendo and Illumination. While this project has been in the works for some time, fans were finally given a glimpse of the actors that would be voicing each character. So far, talents such as Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy, Seth Rogen, Charlie Day, and Charles Martinet have been revealed. However, the biggest surprise came when it was announced that Chris Pratt would be voicing Mario \u2013 the game\u2019s red-clad protagonist. Chris Pratt responds to Super Mario casting Chris Pratt\u2019s reveal as Super Mario certainly came as a surprise to many fans, but also to the Hollywood actor, who recently took to Instagram to voice his excitement for the role. \u201cAs a kid, I lived in Lake Stevens, Washington and there was this coin-operated laundromat near my house, and it had Super Mario Bros. the original arcade game,\u201d said Chris. Read More: Every Nintendo Direct reveal – \u201cI loved that game. I never had a quarter, so I used to steal them from the wishing well\u2026 That\u2019s wild, it\u2019s just dawned on me right now that the quarter I stole out of the wishing well to play Super Mario Bros. has come true. I get to be the voice of Mario.\u201d The acclaimed actor certainly seemed incredibly excited to take on the role of Nintendo\u2019s iconic Italian plumber, but it looks like we\u2019ll need to wait until the movie is released before we hear Chris\u2019 rendition of Mario. \u201cYou\u2019ll have to wait to hear the voice, but we\u2019ve been working hard on it and I\u2019m really excited to announce that I\u2019m going to be the voice of that video game, that I\u2019ve dreamed about playing as a kid. Dreams come true.\u201d The Mario film will debut on December 21st, 2022, so we\u2019ll have a long wait before we get a glimpse of the entire cast in action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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