Chris Pratt can be Mario because they’ve apparently got that whole Italian thing figured out

The image is from a screen shot of Nintendo.

One of the men who has the most to gain if that is true says that Chris Pratt's voice as Mario isphenomenal. The majority of the film will not feature a fake Italian accent from Mario.

When asked to defend the casting of Chris Pratt as Mario, a denizen of the Mushroom Kingdom who is voiced by a white American man of French descent, he replied that he was not an Italian.

Meledandri is an Italian American.
Charlie Day is an actor who comes from Italian heritage.
They are not going to use the fake accent in the movie.

Meledandri says that they cover it in the movie, but that isn't the whole performance.

I am enjoying the show, but I am not sure how we got to this point. I suppose we will have to wait and see what happens when the movie comes out in December 2022.

He is also playing Garfield.