'It's very promising': Chris Pratt urges fans to watch 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' despite mixed reviews
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Chris Pratt, the voice of Mario in the upcoming Universal Pictures flick has some advice for its critics, ‘Go Watch the Movie!’ While promoting his movie, the star said during an interview when asked many people are calling the trailer of the movie ‘dull,’ the ‘Guardian of the Galaxy’ star had a straight-up response. "I really think that once you see the movie... And you know what, in all honestly, I think you probably need to watch it twice." However, it was not just a few fans, actor John Leguizamo, who played Luigi’s character in the 1993 theatrical iteration of the gaming franchise also questioned the casting.
The ‘Passengers’ star admitted that he knows the Super Mario/Nintendo universe has a ‘passionate fanbase.’ "I understand, I'm part of it. This is the soundtrack to your youth. You don't want someone to come along and cynically kind of destroy it as a cash-grab with the movie. I fully understand that. You do not want that to happen. There were so many hearts and souls in mind dedicated to making sure that didn't happen," Pratt told Extra.
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' [It] honors the world of Mario'
The star also shared that the upcoming 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' is based on the franchise that launched with the 1983 arcade classic Mario Bros, which was later followed by the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario Bros. — "honors the world of Mario," reports People. "[Its] very promising as to what we can expect over the next 10 years — an entire universe of these types of movies. They're super nostalgic, they're really fun," Pratt said. "It's Illumination, so they know what they're doing. And it's great because, especially for me now that I have kids, I have to see every animated movie whether it's good or not, so I'm really grateful when a great animated movie comes out. And that's what this is, thankfully. And hopefully, there'll be more", he added.
'Everybody said we're going to get dressed in costumes'
Jack Black, who plays Bowser in the movie said in 'The Kelly Clarkson show' that, "I'm not going out there," Black said to Clarkson, who had to track him down backstage in his character’s costume. "Everybody said we're going to get dressed in costumes, and I'm the only stupid guy that got dressed in a costume, and I'm not going out there now", he said.
Black further added, "I think it was like a really funny trick they played on me like we're all gonna get dressed in character and then they didn't, and I can't get it off now 'cause like someone put superglue in there," before turning to Key, "I am so mad at you!"