Mario movie producer thinks Chris Pratt "criticism will evaporate" once audiences see the film
"It's a-me, a-Mario!" Five words, Pratt, say them, and we're yours
Take it from Chris Meledandri, the producer of the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie: when Chris Pratt takes the mic as Mario, audiences will no longer have any qualms about his casting.
In an interview with Deadline’s co-editor in chief Mike Fleming, Jr., Meledandri, founder of Illumination Entertainment, says that any Pratt-as-Mario naysayers will eat their words when they hear what he brings to the iconic character’s voice.
“When people hear Chris Pratt’s performance, the criticism will evaporate, maybe not entirely—people love to voice opinions, as they should,” Meledandri says.
Meledandri also directly addresses any criticism of Pratt being cast in a canonically Italian-American role. He previously said Pratt would stay away from Mario’s boisterous Italian accent, calling it “not the tenor of the performance throughout the film.”
