Chris Pratt’s Mario Casting Defended By Studio CEO

The film is completely animated, but many were not happy that Chris is voicing the role of a character who is Italian

Meledandri said (via Variety), “Chris was cast because we felt he could give a great performance as Mario.

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And now that we’ve done about 15 recording sessions, and the movie is three-quarters done,

I sit here and say that I love his performance as Mario."

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Meledandri added that because he has “Italian American heritage,

he could make that decision without worrying about offending Italians or Italian Americans

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