John Leguizamo, who played Luigi in 1993’s Super Mario Bros., refuses to watch the new Super Mario Bros. Movie, offering a blunt response.
John Leguizamo, who starred in 1993's Super Mario Bros., offers a blunt response when asked if he would be watching the new The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Leguizamo played Luigi in the live-action adaptation, alongside Bob Hoskins as Mario and Dennis Hopper as King Koopa. The film was widely criticized, becoming an infamous video game adaptation disaster that had Nintendo shying away from movies for decades. Now, The Super Mario Bros.
"No, I will not be watching Super Mario Bros. They could have included a Latin character, like I was groundbreaking, and then they stopped the groundbreaking. They messed up the inclusion, they dis-included! Super Mario Bros. Is Eyeing A Big Opening Weekend Despite Controversies Leguizamo's comments are not the first controversy to surround The Super Mario Bros. Movie since the cast announcement. While diversity presents one problem, many audience members took issue early on with concerns about Chris Pratt's potential use of an accent in comparison to the original Mario voice actor Charles Martinet who iconized it.
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