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Everyone\u2019s favourite Italian plumber is coming back onto our screens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s right folks: after a widely criticised live-action adaptation in 1993, Super Mario is being adapted for the big screen once again. <\/span><\/p>\n And,\u00a0<\/span>with the film set in Mario\u2019s fictional home of the Mushroom Kingdom,\u00a0it looks like the 2023 version from Minions<\/a> creators Illumination will offer a more faithful take on the video games.<\/p>\n A teaser trailer for the Super Mario Bros movie<\/a> previously featured villainous Bowser and his army of Koopas battling a penguin kingdom, which looks to set up the main conflict of the film. While Mario didn\u2019t appear much in the footage, the trailer<\/a> appears to hint that the movie will delve into his origin story.<\/span><\/p>\n The all-star cast, which includes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/span><\/a>\u2018s Chris Pratt as the voice of the Nintendo mascot,<\/span>\u00a0was revealed during a Nintendo Direct in September 2021 and<\/span>\u00a0sent the internet into a frenzy.<\/span><\/p>\n Not everyone was best pleased, however, with some\u00a0<\/span>fans expressing disappointment that long-time Mario voice Charles Martinet would not be voicing Mario.<\/span><\/p>\n Voice actor Tara Strong (The Fairly OddParents,\u00a0My Little Pony)\u00a0also went on to criticise Pratt\u2019s casting, posting a photo with\u00a0<\/span>Charles Martinet on Twitter<\/a> alongside the caption: \u201cIt should be Charles.\u201d<\/p>\n Strong followed it up by <\/span>writing<\/span><\/a>: \u201cVoice actors: I\u2019m gonna put my heart & soul in this for at least 20 years, help sell billions in merch, make the studios millions of dollars & make generations around the world happy.\u00a0<\/span>Hollywood: We don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She continued<\/a>: \u201cHey twitter friends, I happen to know a certain earth angel who could use some love tonight. Have a story about Charles Martinet? Pics? Ever meet him at a con? Share in this thread pretty please. I love him so much that now we insist on being next to each other at all cons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It should be Charles. pic.twitter.com\/IeWoyAAHKj<\/a><\/p>\u2014 tara strong (@tarastrong) October 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>