{"id":353076,"date":"2022-12-07T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=353076"},"modified":"2022-12-09T14:22:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:22:25","slug":"5-actors-who-could-have-voiced-mario-over-chris-pratt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/5-actors-who-could-have-voiced-mario-over-chris-pratt\/","title":{"rendered":"5 actors who could have voiced Mario over Chris Pratt"},"content":{"rendered":"
When the news dropped that Chris Pratt was gonna voice Mario<\/a> in the upcoming animation The Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/em>, the reaction was mixed at best. The wave of skepticism only grew with the new trailer and players heard more of Pratt’s work as everyone’s favorite plumber.<\/p> Now many fans are pondering who else could have taken on the role of Mario, and I’ve taken it upon myself to put together a shortlist of actors who would likely have done a better job in terms of capturing the character’s essence. I know that sounds kinda snobbish, especially for a character in a children’s movie, but I’ve never let my own pretention stop me in the past.<\/p> John C. Reilly is known for movies like\u00a0Step Brothers<\/em> and\u00a0Talladega Nights<\/em>, but gamers probably know and love him best for his voice work as the titular Ralph in Disney’s\u00a0Wreck it Ralph<\/em>. Maybe this one is just latching on because of that movie’s video game theme, but I feel like his voice has a friendliness that would lend well to the character. I also like the idea of Mario having a deeper, raspier voice \u2014 I feel like that fits better with his whole thing as a plumber, you know?<\/p> Okay, this one is a bit of a wild card, but hear me out. We all know that Hanks plays Woody in the\u00a0Toy Story<\/em> series, but it’s easy to forget just how good he is in those movies. He’s one of those mainstream actors who really seems to understand the nuance of voice-acting roles, and I personally think he’d knock a role as Mario out of the park. There’s the chance his voice is too familiar to the point that it would be distracting, but I think I’d still be on board nevertheless.<\/p> John DiMaggio is another modern voice-acting legend, best known for his roles as Bender in Futurama<\/em> and Jake from Adventure Time<\/em>. I’m sticking to my take that if this new movie is going for a Mario-as-an-everyman kind of thing, something with a little more “gruff” might help sell the whole thing a bit more. DiMaggio also has immaculate comedic timing, so I think he’d be able to pull off the quippy tone they’re going for better than pretty much anybody on this list.<\/p> 5. John C. Reilly<\/h3>
4. Tom Hanks<\/h3>
3. John DiMaggio<\/h3>