The animation of Super Mario Bros. is already in theaters and the star who played Luigi in the live-action said he will not watch the feature
“Super Mario Bros. The Movie” is now in theaters! The animation is a Nintendo production with Illumination and features a strong cast in the original dubbing, such as Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Seth Rogen, Jack Black It is Keegan-Michael Key. Watch the trailer!
Despite the film being awaited by many fans, there is one person who has already made it clear that he does not intend to watch the production. The actor John Leguizamo, who played Luigi in the live-action Super Mario Bros. from 1993, revealed that he will not watch the animation due to the lack of Latino representation.
no i will not [assistir]. They could have included a Latino character. Like I was an innovator and then they stopped the innovator. They messed up the inclusion. They ‘delisted’. Just throw in some Latin folk! We are 20% of the population. The biggest group of people of color and we are underrepresented,” the actor told Variety.
The feature film released 20 years ago has the following synopsis:
“A long time ago the Earth was dominated by dinosaurs and nobody bothered them, because there were no people. Life was good in a place that, after 65 million years, came to be called Brooklyn. Then something unexpected happened, because a giant meteor hit Earth and dinosaurs were wiped out. However, the impact created a parallel dimension, where some dinosaurs survived and became an intelligent and aggressive species, like us. Brooklyn, 20 years ago. At the door of a convent, an egg is left, which is picked up by the nuns and a child is born. Brooklyn, present day. The plumbers Mario Mario (Bob Hoskins) and Luigi Mario (John Leguizamo) find themselves on a fantastic adventure to save Princess Daisy (Samantha Mathis) in a hidden world, Dinohattan, where the inhabitants evolved from dinosaurs. The duo face deadly challenges from King Koopa (Dennis Hopper), a diabolical lizard, and battle huge reptiles to stop a terrible plan, which seeks to invade our world “
Watch the 1993 live-action trailer:
Source: Recreio
