The co-director of 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' defended the decision to cast Chris Pratt, saying in a recent interview the actor was 'perfect for it.'
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Aaron Horvath, one half of the directing team behind the video game adaptation along with Michael Jelenic, stood by the decision to cast Pratt as Mario during a new interview with Total Film. "For us, it made total sense," Horvath said."He's really good at playing a blue-collar hero with a ton of heart. For the way that Mario is characterized in our film, he’s perfect for it." , are Brooklyn-based plumbers who are"blue-collar guys… from a family of Italian immigrants." Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger attend the"Super Nintendo World" welcome celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood on Feb. 15, 2023.
Some social media users argued that Pratt wasn't right for the role since he is not Italian and believed that the part should be voiced by an actor of Italian descent.
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