Look, years have passed since Nintendo launched itself into the world of cinema with a first adaptation live action of Mario and Luigi which didn’t turn out very well. Luckily, in recent years we have seen a significant improvement on the part of the Big N to bring us better works adapted to the world of cinema.
As is the case of the first Illumination’s Super Mario movie (which you can now watch in streaming). As well as the announcement of the live action of Zelda, and the second Super Mario Bros. movie. In the first movie of Illumination y Nintendowe were able to see a whole cast of actors who will give voice to the different characters.
But as you all know, it was not the first film based on this saga. In 1993 the film was released Super Mario Bros. which was starring Bob Hoskins y John Leguizamo as Luigi. Although the film did not do well, over the years it has become cult, and aimed at a specific niche of fans.
These are the most notable details that were recently shared about the original Super Mario Bros. movie:
- Notably Leguizamo He was not the first choice for the role of Luigi; The production first considered Tom Hanks for the role, but decided against it after Hanks starred in a few films that were box office failures.
- Leguizamo has been immersed in many recent controversies for his comments against “inclusivity” in Illumination’s Super Mario movie.
- The reason for his selection as Luigi: This is what co-director Annabel Jankel had to say:
John was a brilliant comedian and emerging actor […] We went to see him at Second City and he convinced us 100%. He had a wonderful combination of empathy and irreverence, but he had no cunning. It wasn’t planned in the script that the cast would fall on a Hispanic or Latino actor, but it made a lot of sense for the Mario Bros. themselves to be this unconventional contemporary family, so that the small unit of just two couldn’t be pigeonholed as one thing. or other.
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