Chris Pratt has defended the voices appearing in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, asking those who criticize the performances to “watch the movie” first.
Pratt, who voices Mario in the film, had this to say in an interview with ExtraTV:
“You know, come see the movie. Go see the movie and then we can talk. I really think once you’ve seen the movie you know what, in all honesty I think you probably need to watch it twice. However, I honestly think it’s a passionate fanbase and it makes sense. I understand, I’m part of it. It’s the soundtrack of your youth. You don’t want someone to come in and cynically destroy it like it’s a cash grab with a movie. I totally get it, you don’t want that to happen, and there are so many hearts and souls and minds dedicated to making sure that doesn’t happen.”
Seth Rogen also weighed in on his performance as Donkey Kong. While some have said that Rogen looks like he usually does, it seems that’s what he was looking for.
Rogen said in an interview with comic:
“I was very clear, I don’t do voices. And if you want him in that movie, he’ll sound like me and that’s it. And that was the beginning and the end of this conversation. I was like, ‘if you want Donkey Kong to look a lot like me, I’m your guy.’ But it seems to work, you know. I think in the movie and in the game, all you really know about Donkey Kong is that he throws barrels and he doesn’t like Mario very much. Honestly, that’s kind of what stuck with me: this idea that he hates Mario, that they have a conflicted relationship, that he’s mad at him, that he doesn’t want to stay with him, that he would like to be on this adventure without him. to him. For me, it was fun and it was the root of the character, and it was born out of gaming mythology.
Most actors hope other Super Mario Bros. will come out. pratt said Extra TV which “honours the world of Mario and is very promising in terms of what we can expect in the next 10 years, like a whole universe of these kinds of movies”. Meanwhile, Rogen thinks a Donkey Kong movie “would be fun,” as he mentioned to comic. Finally, Luigi’s voice actor, Charlie Day, also said comic that he is very interested in making a Luigi’s Mansion movie.