Seth Rogen Takes on Donkey Kong Duties in Newest Tremendous Mario Bros. Film Teaser

Followers lastly know what Seth Rogen seems like as Donkey Kong. And, nicely, he sounds identical to Seth Rogen!

Within the newest teaser for Illumination’s upcoming The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Rogen debuts his ape-speaking chops as he faces off towards Chris Pratt‘s Mario in what seems to be a Super Smash Bros.-inspired battle.

The clip was launched on Sunday and arrives lower than three months earlier than the long-lasting online game transforms into an animated function in theaters on April 7.

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The most recent teaser comes greater than two months after the film’s first official trailer arrived in November, which launched followers to some solid enjoying the legendary characters. Among the many different massive names is Charlie Day, who will voice Mario’s brother, Luigi. Different scenes present Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Toad (Keegan-Michael Key).

Not solely did the primary trailer additionally mess around with the Tremendous Smash Bros. idea, but it surely additionally supplied a portrayal of the Mario Kart franchise with a glimpse of one among its most iconic tracks: Rainbow Highway.

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Nintendo and Illumination introduced its important casting in September 2021, revealing that Pratt, 43, would tackle the animated film to play Mario, the historically Italian plumber from the favored online game franchise that originated in Japan.

When requested about followers questioning why Pratt was solid within the function, Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri instructed TooFab shortly after the revelation that viewers will probably be pleasantly surprised by his performance. “All I can let you know is the voice that he is doing for us and Mario is phenomenal. I am unable to watch for individuals to listen to it,” he instructed the outlet. “Nicely, as an Italian American myself, I perceive. You realize, I perceive the feedback.”

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“We cowl it within the film, so you may see we undoubtedly nod to that,” Meledandri defined of the accent, although he stated, “That is not the tenor of the efficiency all through the movie.”

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