Chris Pratt says ‘go watch The Super Mario Bros Movie, then we can talk’ about the voice
Chris Pratt has asked Mario fans to watch The Super Mario Bros Movie before making judgements on how he performs the title character’s voice.
The casting of Pratt as Mario has been met with some resistance ever since it was announced back in September 2021, and this resistance still remains to some extent despite the release of a number of trailers since then.
Speaking to ExtraTV about the Brooklyn accent he appears to have given Mario, Pratt explained: “You know, come watch the movie. Go watch the movie, and then we can talk. I really think that once you’ve seen the movie – you know what, in all honesty, I think you probably need to watch it twice.”
He added: “In all honesty the answer, though, is that this is a passionate fanbase and it makes sense. I understand, I’m part of it.
“This is the soundtrack to your youth. You don’t want someone to come along and cynically destroy it as a cash grab with a movie. I fully understand that, you do not want that to happen, and there are so many hearts and souls and minds dedicated to making sure that didn’t happen.”
Meanwhile, Pratt’s co-star Seth Rogen has been somewhat less defensive about his performance as Donkey Kong in the movie, and is fully aware that the character just sounds like him.
Speaking to ComicBook.com, Rogen said: “I was very clear, I don’t do voices. And if you want me to be in this movie, it’s gonna sound like me and that’s it. And that was the beginning and end of that conversation.
“I was like, ‘if you want Donkey Kong to sound a lot like me, I’m your guy’. But it did seem to work, you know. I think in the film and in the game I think all you really know about Donkey Kong is that he throws barrels, and he does not like Mario very much.
“That’s honestly kind of what
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