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The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Nintendo and Illumination is out this week and expectations are fairly high for the movie which contains stunning animation and a loveable cast of characters. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Chris Pratt about the film during the movie’s L.A. premiere on Saturday. Pratt confessed that he was “pretty nervous” when he accepted the offer to become the voice of Mario, knowing that legions of fans would have immensely high expectations of him. Thankfully he is really pleased with how the movie has turned out telling them that “there’s instances of people making bad movies and ruining people’s childhoods. So the pressure was on to not do that and, thankfully, we didn’t. I think the movie is fantastic and I think your childhood is firmly intact.” Here’s what he said:
“It makes sense, I was pretty nervous when they offered it to me. I thought, ‘Wow, let’s not screw this up. That’s where it all comes from, I think. People are passionate about this character and they’ve probably seen some of their favorite IP getting screwed up. It’s kind of a cynical business. People make movies just because a title has reach.”
“I saw it with the Lego Movie. I was like, ‘How are you going to make a movie about Legos? What is that?’ And then Chris [Miller] and Phil [Lord] made this incredible movie, I was part of it, I loved it. So it’s a big challenge. Just because something has reach doesn’t mean it’s going to be a good movie and there’s instances of people making bad movies and ruining people’s childhoods. So the pressure was on to not do that and, thankfully, we didn’t. I think the movie is fantastic and I think your childhood is firmly intact.”