Pratt is no stranger to animation and has lent his voice to characters in The Lego Movie and Onward. He also played Owen Grady in the Jurassic World trilogy from 2015-22. In 2014, Pratt portrayed Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy and went on to reprise the role in four more Marvel movies. While starring on the sitcom, the actor also played supporting roles in the films Jennifer’s Body, Moneyball, Zero Dark Thirty and Her.

When Luigi is captured by Bowser’s army, he sets out on a mission in Mushroom Kingdom to save his younger brother.Īfter starring on The WB’s Everwood, Pratt rose to prominence when he portrayed Andy Dwyer on NBC’s Parks and Recreation from 2009-15.

Mario is a struggling Italian-American plumber based in Brooklyn, New York. Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images Nintendo/Universal Studios People make movies just because a title has reach.”Īaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic co-directed the film from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel.īelow, THR takes a look at the Nintendo characters and the actors who are playing them in the 2023 animated film. “People are passionate about this character, and they’ve probably seen some of their favorite IP getting screwed up. I thought, ‘Wow, let’s not screw this up,’” Pratt told The Hollywood Reporterabout the pressure he felt to voice the titular character during the film’s L.A. “I was pretty nervous when they offered it to me. The cast likely knows that they have big shoes to fill by portraying the fan-favorite characters. Pratt leads an all-star cast that also includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet and Kevin Michael Richardson. While the film begins with the brothers trying to find success with their new professional endeavor, viewers are eventually taken on Mario’s action-packed journey through the Mushroom Kingdom as he sets out to save Luigi after he is captured by Bowser ( Jack Black) and his army. Movie.īased on Nintendo’s Mario franchise, the animated film tells the origin story of Mario ( Chris Pratt) and his younger brother, Luigi ( Charlie Day), as they start their own plumbing business. Beloved video game characters are appearing on the big screen in The Super Mario Bros.

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