Nintendo and Illumination are currently hard at work; bringing the world of the Mushroom Kingdom
to the big screen in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. One way in which they're doing this
is by including many of the classic characters who we know and love in the roster of the film:
Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Toad, Donkey Kong and even Foreman Spike.
The cast for these characters range from huge criticism for Chris Pratt’s Mario…
to huge praise for Jack Black’s Bowser. While we wouldn’t want to make the movie
feel bloated with too many characters… We know that the Nintendo fan inside all
of us is crossing their fingers for more characters from the Super Mario universe.
Either in this upcoming film; or a future sequel. Today, we’re going to run through which other
Mario Universe characters we’d like to see… and which Hollywood actor we’d want to voice them.
I'm Kifinosi with WickedBinge and this is The
Super Mario Bros. Movie Characters We Want to See and Who Should Play Them!
Our only real rule for this list is that we are going to be focusing on characters and actors
that have not been previously announced for the film. For example, Charles Martinet has been
announced among the voice cast for the movie but not yet revealed as a certain character.
We're going to be avoiding speculation here but if you want our take on that specifically,
check out our video on The Super Mario Bros. Movie Predictions We Love and Hate.
With that established, let's super jump into our list. Mushroom Kingdom, here we come!
It’s no surprise that Princess Peach is set to appear in the movie, but what about the bubbly
brunette princess who already appeared in the 1993 film? Yes, we're hoping Princess Daisy will
appear among the film's cast. Considering Daisy is so energetic and excitable, we can easily see
her appearance adding levity to the movie as a whole. Who would be the best person to portray
Daisy? We're going to give that honor to Kristen Schaal. This comedian and Flight of the Conchords
actress has proven herself capable of bringing a lot of energy to animated characters already,
as proven with her portrayals of Louise from Bob's Burgers and Mabel from Gravity Falls.
Given Daisy's high energy and playful nature, we have no doubt in our minds
that Kristen Schaal would be a perfect choice to give this character the energy she needs.
Now let's take a look at everyone's favorite overweight anti-hero, Wario. Bowser certainly
has enough range to be funny and threatening and we're sure Jack Black will nail those elements
in his performance, but what about Mario's more consistently comedic rival? If he does appear in
the film, we personally would give the honor of voicing him to Danny Devito. Considering
Devito's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia costar Charlie Day is already set to appear in the movie,
we could already see the chemistry between Luigi and Wario working really well. Danny
Devito is not only very capable of being funny but can play an iconic villain easily,
demonstrated by his portrayal of The Penguin in Batman Returns. Not to mention,
a Wario Land spinoff movie starring Danny Devito would be pretty epic.
With so many people miffed by his exclusion in the most recent Smash game, we’re hoping that
Waluigi will at least get a chance to appear among the roster of this upcoming film. As fun
of a character that Wario is, we feel his comedic nature would be even better if he had his purple
capped partner with him to create banter. As for who should play this oft-forgotten villain,
we personally would give that honor to Steve Buscemi. Much like Danny Devito,
Steve Buscemi has shown through many movies such as Reservoir Dogs and Fargo that he has a knack
for being both threatening and really funny. He’s even shown himself to be able to pull
this balance off in animation previously looking at his iconic role as Randall from Monsters Inc.
We feel Steve Buscemi would give us exactly what we would want from a Waluigi portrayal.
He's back again and about time too. Actually, Diddy Kong hasn’t officially been announced for
the movie’s cast as of yet but given Cranky is set to make an appearance, we are hopeful
he will be. This energetic and fun loving monkey certainly would be a hit with younger viewers and
adults alike as long as the casting agents find a suitable voice actor for the role. For this task,
we’re enlisting in professional voice actress Nancy Cartwright. Given Nancy
Cartwright revolutionized adult animation with her portrayal of Bart Simpson, we have
no doubt that she could take the same energy and rambunctious nature used for Bart and apply it
to a rambunctious and energetic monkey. We are also big advocates of professional voice actors
and actresses getting roles in Hollywood movies which you will see once again in our next entry.
One character we are actually somewhat surprised hasn’t been announced for the movie
yet is that of Yoshi. While this multicolored dinosaur hasn’t appeared in every single one
of Mario’s adventures, he is still one of the most iconic and recognizable characters in the
series so it would feel a little odd if he was absent from the movie. With that said,
Yoshi would be a difficult character to voice so we would give the role to voice actor John
DiMaggio. Probably best known for his portrayal as Bender on Futurama, we think John DiMaggio
would be an odd but somewhat fitting choice for Mario’s steed based on his role as Jake
in Adventure Time. We are very confident that DiMaggio would give us a really fun performance
as Yoshi and anyone who says otherwise can bite my shiny metal… well, you know.
Yoshi isn’t the only prominent dinosaur character in the Mushroom Kingdom which is why we are also
hoping Birdo finds a spot in the movie. Birdo is a character who has been portrayed as both
an ally and enemy throughout the Mario series so she really has a lot of range for what her
role could be in the motion picture. For this character, we personally would cast Emma Stone to
play her. Peach and Daisy are generally portrayed as very cutesy female characters so we would
prefer someone with a much raspier voice to bring diversity to the character. Emma Stone would fit
this bill perfectly and give Birdo a much gruffer voice while maintaining her… femininity. Given
Birdo has been portrayed as male much more often in Japan we wouldn’t be surprised if they switched
to a male voice actor for the Japanese dub. Over here, however, Emma Stone would be a good choice.
We all knew Bowser was going to be in the movie but what about his extensive family tree? Maybe
not all of them will appear, but if even one of them does, we’re willing to bet it will be
Bowser Jr. Jack Black as an actor already has some serious dad vibes to him so giving Bowser a son to
look after in the film would really work given the actor they already have. It may seem like an odd
choice but we would love to see Jason Alexander voice this character. You might be thinking
really? The guy who played George Costanza voicing a baby turtle dragon is a good choice? Well,
as much as we loved Alexander’s performance on Seinfeld, we’re basing this casting choice more
on his portrayal of Duckman in the cult animated show of the same name. There,
Jason Alexander showed his vocal range by screaming many of his lines in quick succession,
which we feel would be hilarious when applied to Bowser’s eagerly evil son.
The final female member of royalty to grace our list is of course Princess Rosalina. While not
quite as well known yet as Peach or Daisy, Rosalina has become a fan favorite among
many players ever since her debut in Super Mario Galaxy. For this role, we would want someone who
could bring a level or maturity to her performance to contrast Peach’s cuteness and Daisy’s energy.
With that in mind, we would cast Scarlett Johansson in this role. While this Marvel star is
best known for her on screen presence, we can’t forget about her incredible voice acting work,
most notably as Samantha in the movie Her. In fact, if cast as Rosalina, this wouldn’t even
be the first time Johansson played a mature princess who helps out the main characters on
their quest as she did so as Princess Mandy in The SpongeBob SquarePants movie. Surprisingly,
thanks to SpongeBob, we believe this actress would be the perfect choice for Rosalina.
Next up we have Peach's right hand Mushroom Man, Toadsworth. While Toadsworth may not
be the most prominent cast member of Mario's adventures, he does have a very
close relationship with Princess Peach so we wouldn't be shocked if this elderly Toad
made a short appearance ot two somewhere within the film's runtime. Given Toadsworth's accent,
we only see it fitting that this role goes to a great British actor, in this case Patrick Stewart.
This X-Men and Star Trek: The Next Generation star has already appeared in more pop culture
series than we can count so why not add Super Mario to that list? Not only do we think Patrick
Stewart's presence would be a great addition to the Mushroom Kingdom but we'd also love
to see him redeem his voice acting career a little bit after appearing in The Emoji Movie.
You might have speculations as to whether this enemy or that enemy will appear in the film but,
come on, if we don't see a Goomba at some point in Bowser's army things just won't feel right.
Possibly Mario's simplest yet most iconic foe, there will likely be more than a few Goombas
scattered throughout Mario and Luigi's quest in this movie. You might say it's confusing to
assign one voice actor to what could potentially multiple characters but Keegan Michael Key is
listed as Toad, despite the fact that there will be multiple Toads in the film based on the poster,
so it's fair game. With that said, we are going to give the role of a Goomba to Steve Carrell.
Goombas can only be so physically expressive given their small bodies and lack of arms,
so we need an actor who can give a lot of personality to the character regardless.
This Office and 40-Year-Old-Virgin star has enough charm to do exactly that,
and given his good graces with Illumination from the Despicable Me movies, we wouldn't be
totally shocked if it actually happened. We just hope the people behind this production
know better to turn Goomba into a hulking giant lizard monster like they did in the 1993 film.
Sticking to the theme of Mushroom people, let’s take a look at the female counterparts of Toad,
that of course being Toadette. While not a member of the Mario series from the very beginning,
Toadette has slowly but surely become one of the most prominent reoccurring
characters since her first appearance in Paper Mario. Maybe the movie will feature multiple
Toadettes or maybe it will be a Smurfette situation where there’s only one. Either way,
we think Kristen Wiig would do a great job at voicing this pink mushroom. This comedian has
definitely made a name for herself in live action roles, including her multiple movie
appearances and role on Saturday Night Live. However her voice acting ability should not
be overlooked as she is responsible for breathing new life into Lola Bunny on The Looney Tunes Show,
regardless of what the overall quality of that show may be. We think Kristen Wiig could
easily do the same for this iconic mushroom woman and we would love to see it happen.
We know Mario’s arch nemesis will appear in the film but what about Luigi’s biggest adversary?
We certainly hope King Boo finds a role into the film in one way or another. For someone
who has an innate fear of the undead, Luigi certainly finds himself around ghosts a lot,
and given the appearance of Dry Bones in the trailer, we’re willing to bet Boos aren’t too
far behind. If the leader of these shy ghosts does manage to make his way into the film,
we’d give the great responsibility of voicing him to Bryan Cranston. King Boo needs to be a
threatening foe and any Breaking Bad fan can tell you that Bryan Cranston is the danger.
He is the one who knocks. Heck, even if King Boo ends up being more comedic than we expect,
we’d still say Bryan Cranston would be a good choice based on his appearance in Malcolm in
the Middle. Either way he’d be a shoe in for this character who can’t wear shoes.
The final female character to appear on this list, we can’t forget about Mario’s original
damsel in distress, Pauline. We all know Donkey Kong is set to appear in the film and given the
nature of Mario and Donkey Kong’s relationship, we wouldn’t be surprised if the two have a fight over
Pauline. With that in mind, Pauline has gotten a lot more development in recent games where she’s
portrayed as much more cool and responsible, so we have to keep that in mind when assigning her
a voice actress. Therefore, we are going to head back into the Breaking Bad universe to cast Rhea
Seehorn into this role. While never sharing a scene with Walter White, Rhea Seehorn’s
character Kim Wexler was one of the biggest highlights of Breaking Bad’s spinoff series
Better Call Saul. With that role, Seehorn proved she can play a character who is smart, charming,
layered and competent, all of which could lend itself greatly to Pauline’s role in this film.
Another enemy we hope to see flying around on his cloud is Lakitu. Sure,
Mario can get around riding on dinosaurs or traversing through warp pipes, but everyone
knows there’s nothing quite like stealing Lakitu’s cloud and flying through the air.
This might actually be a really cool way to see a bird’s eye perspective of the Mushroom Kingdom
within the film. We may sound like we’re joking here, but we would give the role of Lakitu to
John Leguizamo. Okay, we all know the original Super Mario Bros. movie is terrible as a film,
but its ironic entertainment value has made it a cult classic nonetheless, so it would be cool to
pay a little homage to it. While he was terribly miscast as Luigi, John Leguizamo isn’t a bad actor
in himself, and since Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper have sadly passed away, we wouldn’t mind
seeing Leguizamo make a trip to the Mushroom Kingdom one more time, this time on a cloud.
Finally, one enemy we would be happy to see charge into the roster is none other than Chargin’ Chuck.
Sure, he’s not the most common or recognizable enemy Mario has faced but any fan of Super Mario
World undoubtedly has many fond memories of trouncing Chargin’ Chuck. That, or they
have heavy Chargin’ Chuck trauma from playing the special world stage Tubular. Personally,
we would love to see Chargin’ Chuck appear and we would also love to see him played by Patrick
Warburton. If you’re an animation fan we probably don’t have to explain who Patrick Warburton is
given his appearances in Family Guy, Venture Bros, Emperor’s New Groove and plenty of other
places. He’s even already appeared as Bowser in a Dorkly short called The Roast of Mario,
so he has ventured into the Mario universe before, albeit in parody form. While Warburton obviously
won’t be replacing Jack Black’s voice as Bowser any time soon, we do think this iconic actor’s
voice would be well suited for Chargin’ Chuck to give the film some great comedic relief.
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