Animated Mario Movie Announced With All-Star Voice Cast

At yesterday's Nintendo Direct the voice cast for the forthcoming animated Mario movie was released, and fans have a lot to say.

By Peter Rapine

Published 3 years ago in Facepalm

At yesterday's Nintendo Direct the voice cast for the forthcoming animated Mario movie was released, and fans have a lot to say.

The biggest shock to fans was the announcement that Chris Pratt would be voicing Mario.

While this isn't exactly the 'Italian' actor many hoped would play Mario if Pratt can channel his days on Parks and Rec, then he'll do well.

Though that didn't stop people from cracking jokes and claiming the casting was "anti-Italian".

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Chris Pratt is our new Mario, and if you're feeling down about that, you aren't the only one. While Pratt does have some serious comedy acting chops, his ability as a voice actor has yet to be tested as it will be for this film. We hope he nails the voice, but we aren't crossing our fingers. And of course, the internet has a lot to say about the casting.
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But before we get to the memes or the rest of the casting, we need to highlight this tweet by @general_sthe, who somehow predicting the casting last May. Standing ovation!

The full cast list is Chris Pratt as Mario - Charlie Day as Luigi - Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach - Jack Black as Bowser - Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong - Keegan-Michael Key as Toad - Fred Armisen as cranky Kong - Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike.

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Most people feel the casting is Italian erasure. And while Pratt isn't Italian, there is a chance that Charlie Day, who will be voicing Luigi is. If it were up to the internet, this is what our cast would look like.
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But of course, the memes seemed to write themselves as people jumped on the bandwagon and began dragging the announcement through the mud.
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People are quick these days!