“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
The first trailer is here and is causing criticism
Hollywood star Chris Pratt has been criticized for his voice work as Mario.
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The first trailer for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is here – and Mario spokesman Chris Pratt is getting a lot of headwind.
On March 23, 2023, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will start in German cinemas. An animated film based on Nintendo’s famous video game series about the Italian plumber Mario. Superstar Chris Pratt (“Guardians of the Galaxy”, 43) lends his voice to the main character in the English original. The computer game adaptation was produced with Illumination, the animation studio behind successful films such as “I – Simply Despicable” (2010) or “Minions” (2015). A first trailer offers an impression of the upcoming movie.
The villain Bowser, spoken in the original English by Jack Black (53), of course the main character Mario himself, Toad (Keegan-Michael Key, 51) and, at the very end, Mario’s plumber, can be seen prominently in the trailer for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”. -Buddy Luigi (Charlie Day, 46).
Mario spokesman Chris Pratt has been criticized on social media
While the visuals of the first teaser trailer were unanimously praised on social media, some users criticized Chris Pratt’s voice work as Mario. This had previously announcedthat his Mario voice would sound “like nothing” what [Fans] in the Mario world before”. On Twitter, some users are now noting that Pratt would simply sound like himself in the trailer.
For example, Twitter user @HardDriveMag writes: “Who would have thought that Chris Pratt’s big secret voice in the Mario movie would be his normal voice?”.
Twitter user @Nibellion says: “I guess, strictly speaking, we haven’t heard Chris Pratt’s normal voice in the Mario world,” which is probably a reference to the above quote from the star and spokesperson for the main character from the “Super Mario Bros. Movie” that he is something completely new will bring to the Mario world.