The Internet Reacts to Chris Pratt’s Mario Voice

Ever since the internet learned that Chris Pratt would voice Mario in Nintendo and Illumination’s Super Mario Bros. Movie, there’s been one question hanging over everyone’s heads: What the heck will he sound like?

Today, thanks to The Super Mario Bros. Movie Nintendo Direct, we finally have our answer. It turns out, most people think Chris Pratt’s Mario voice… Sounds just like Chris Pratt. To be fair, there’s not much to go on. In the movie’s debut trailer, Mario only says two full lines: “What is this place?” and “Mushroom Kingdom here we come!” Still, fans instantly noticed that it pretty much sounds like Pratt is just using his normal speaking voice.

While this may be a predictable outcome, Pratt himself didn’t help matters by hyping the vocal performance up, saying that his take on Nintendo’s iconic plumber is “unlike anything you’ve heard in the Mario world before.” He’s technically not wrong, since Chris Pratt has never appeared in the Mario world before this film, but that didn’t stop the internet from having a field day with the big voice reveal.

The Internet Reacts to Chris Pratt’s Mario Voice

WAIT ITS JUST CHRIS PRATT’S NORMAL VOICE LMFAO

— Colin (@IntroSpecktive) October 6, 2022

Chris Pratt’s voice is still jarring to hear coming out of Mario but everything else in the Mario trailer looked amazing. I’m genuinely excited to see this thing pic.twitter.com/3QCP7oJc0k

— Saberspark (@Saberspark) October 6, 2022

Chris Pratt saying he worked so hard on the Mario voice only for it to sound like Chris Pratt is the funniest thing

— Comet 🐑🌟 | Lumi Pilot | Workin’ on comms (@starteas) October 6, 2022

who would have thought that chris pratt’s big secret voice in the mario movie would be his normal speaking voice

— Hard Drive (@HardDriveMag) October 6, 2022

me listening to chris pratt’s voice come out of mario’s mouth pic.twitter.com/yH3IKPjMBm

— allegra frank (@LegsFrank) October 6, 2022

French dub got a killer Mario lmao damn pic.twitter.com/H1Us82ueme

— Ajay (@AnimeAjay) October 6, 2022

Chris Pratt as Mario is a prime example of why you should hire voice actors for voice acting roles because what the hell is this pic.twitter.com/rOYmQqSXEv

— yehu (@comicyehu) October 6, 2022

everything in the mario trailer works except for mario

— Louie Zong (@everydaylouie) October 6, 2022

coworker got so mad about chris pratts mario voice he got sent home early

— Alex @allowedtospook (@allowedtohit) October 6, 2022

But even if fans didn’t like Chris Pratt’s Mario voice very much, they were generally pretty positive about the rest of the trailer.

the Mario movie trailer REALLY exceeded my expectations, I’m very happy with it

I came in expecting the stereotypical Illumination “vibes”, but it’s clear that they’re going for something different than their prior works, and I’m all for it

The animation looks genuinely amazing pic.twitter.com/uu8oKc5Sdi

— Shane (@FourScore64) October 6, 2022

Why is every casting decision in the Mario movie perfect other than…Mario

— EMG Max Ketchum (@MaxKetchum_) October 6, 2022

Meanwhile, the reception seems to be much more positive for Jack Black’s take on Bowser, as the actor showed up at New York City Comic Con to show off more of his villainous voice. We’ll be able to hear more of Pratt, Black, and the rest of the cast when The Super Mario Bros. Movie comes to theaters on April 7, 2023.

For more on The Super Mario Bros. Movie, check out our articles on the movie’s first official poster and trailer. And, let us know what Nintendo franchise you think deserves a big screen adaptation next.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over six years of experience in the gaming industry with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.