One star of the original ‘Super Mario Bros.’ is not a fan of the new movie’s casting.
, Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton, “fought really hard for me to be the lead because I was a Latin man, and they [the studio] didn’t want me to be the lead. They fought really hard, and it was such a breakthrough.” He added that for the new movie to “not cast another [actor of color] kind of sucks.
” Other key members of the animated voice cast include Anya Taylor-John as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, and Keegan-Michael Key as Toad. It will be interesting to see how well-received this “faithful” version is, and how it compares to the old school film. Will more people come to reappraise that first is scheduled to open in theaters on April 7, 2023.
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