Chris Pratt to play Mario in ‘Super Mario Bros’ animated film

Chris Pratt will play Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros animated film from Illumination Entertainment, according to Nintendo. Peach is voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy, Luigi is voiced by Charlie Day, Bowser is voiced by Jack Black, Toad is voiced by Keegan-Michael Key, and Donkey Kong is voiced by Seth Rogen. Charles Martinet, a long-time Mario voice actor, will make a number of cameo appearances in the film. The casting news was revealed during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, where the company revealed the first details about Universal’s upcoming adaptation of the long-running video game series.