The Super Mario Bros Movie Directors Claim Chris Pratt’s Voice Casting Made ‘Total Sense’
The Super Mario Bros. Movie directors have come in defence of Chris Pratt's voice role as the titular plumber. In an interview with Total Film Magazine, co-director Aaron Horvath claimed that the casting “made total sense,” given it's an origin story featuring plumber brothers Mario and Luigi — two 'blue-collar guys… from a family of immigrants', who are active in Brooklyn, New York City. Pratt was cast as Mario during a Nintendo Direct event, held in 2021, which was immediately met with criticism from fans, which carried over to the trailer reveal when it was revealed that the actor was just playing himself while enunciating certain words in an Italian manner. The “let's-a-go” from the second trailer is a good example of this.
“For us, it made total sense,” Horvath said in the interview. “He's really good at playing a blue-collar hero with a ton of heart. For the way that Mario is characterised in our film, he's perfect for it.” In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, plumber brothers Mario (Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are known for making cheesy advertisements, and at some point, get warped into the Mushroom Kingdom. It is here that our titular Italian plumber meets with Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), and wages war against the villainous Bowser (Jack Black) — running through obstacles and racing through the vibrant rainbow road. A trailer from last year revealed Bowser holding Luigi captive and trying to extract information about his brother Mario.
“When you play the game, if you don't give up, Mario will succeed,” Horvath added, elaborating on the immigrant aspect. “So we transferred that player experience from the game to a characteristic that Mario [in the movie] would have.” Since The
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