Ever since the internet learned that Chris Pratt will voice Mario in the Super Mario Bros. of Nintendo and Illumination, one question hangs over everyone’s head: what will it look like?
Today, thanks to The Super Mario Bros. Movie Nintendo Direct, we finally have our answer. Turns out most people think Chris Pratt’s Mario voice…Sounds like Chris Pratt. To be fair, there’s not much to do. In the first trailer for the film, Mario only says two full lines: “What is this place?” and “Mushroom Kingdom here we come!” Still, fans immediately noticed that it pretty much sounds like Pratt is just using his normal voice.
While that might be a predictable outcome, Pratt himself didn’t help matters by upping the vocal performance, saying his take on Nintendo’s iconic plumber is “unlike anything you’ve heard before in Mario’s World”. He’s technically not wrong, since Chris Pratt has never appeared in Mario’s world before this movie, but that hasn’t stopped the internet from having fun with the big voice reveal.
The Internet Reacts to Chris Pratt’s Mario Voice
WAIT THIS IS JUST THE NORMAL VOICE OF CHRIS PRATT LMFAO
— Colin (@IntroSpecktive) October 6, 2022
Chris Pratt’s voice is still shocking to hear coming out of Mario, but everything else in the Mario trailer sounded amazing. I’m really excited to see this thing pic.twitter.com/3QCP7oJc0k
— Saberspark (@Saberspark) October 6, 2022
Chris Pratt Says He Worked So Hard On Mario’s Voice Only To Make It Sound Like Chris Pratt Was The Funniest Thing
— Comet ?? | Lumi Driver | Work on communications (@starteas) October 6, 2022
who would have thought chris pratt’s big secret voice in the mario movie would be his normal voice
— Hard Drive (@HardDriveMag) October 6, 2022
Me listening to Chris Pratt’s voice coming out of Mario’s mouth pic.twitter.com/yH3IKPjMBm
— allegra frank (@LegsFrank) October 6, 2022
The French dub has a fucking killer Mario lmao pic.twitter.com/H1Us82ueme
— Ajay (@AnimeAjay) October 6, 2022
Chris Pratt as Mario is a great example of why you should hire voice actors for voice acting roles, because what the hell is that pic.twitter.com/rOYmQqSXEv
— yehu (@comicyehu) October 6, 2022
everything in the mario trailer works except mario
— Louie Zong (@everydaylouie) October 6, 2022
colleague got so crazy about chris pratts mario voice he was sent home early
— Alex @allowedtospook (@allowedtohit) October 6, 2022
But even though fans didn’t like Chris Pratt’s Mario voice very much, they were generally pretty positive about the rest of the trailer.
the Mario movie trailer REALLY exceeded my expectations, I’m very happy with it
I came expecting the stereotypical Illumination “vibes”, but it’s clear they’re looking for something different from their previous work, and I wholeheartedly agree.
The animation is really amazing pic.twitter.com/uu8oKc5Sdi
— Shane (@FourScore64) October 6, 2022
Why Every Casting Decision In The Mario Movie Is Perfect Other Than… Mario
— EMG Max Ketchum (@MaxKetchum_) October 6, 2022
Meanwhile, reception seems to be much more positive for Jack Black on Bowser, as the actor showed up at New York City Comic Con to show off his villainous voice more. We can learn more about Pratt, Black and the rest of the cast when The Super Mario Bros. Movie. will be released in theaters on April 7, 2023.
For more on the Super Mario Bros. movie, check out our articles on the movie’s first official poster and trailer. And tell us which Nintendo franchise you think deserves an upcoming big-screen adaptation.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over six years of gaming industry experience with signings at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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