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23.11.2021 - 11:23

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Chris Pratt will be voicing the role of Mario in the upcoming animated Super Mario Bros. film and his casting has been controversial.

A lot of fans are upset that a non-Italian actor will be voicing the iconic character and now the film’s co-producer Chris Meledandri is speaking out. Chris is the CEO of Illumination, the production company behind such hit films as Despicable Me, The Lorax, Minions, Sing, The Secret Life of Pets, and more. Click inside to find out what he said… “All I can tell you is the voice that he’s doing for us, and Mario, is phenomenal,” Meledandri told TooFab. “Yeah I can’t wait for people to hear it.” In response to the criticism of not casting an Italian actor, Chris said, “Well, as an Italian American myself, I

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