Chris Pratt Warns (Or Rather, Assures) People His 'Mario' Voice Will Be Like Nothing We've Ever Heard Before

Chris Pratt, once a lovable comedy oaf who has spent the past decade transitioning into a voice acting menace, has many Mario fans on edge after promising that his voice for Nintendo's lovable plumber in the upcoming Mario film will be unlike "anything we've ever heard before."

In an interview with Variety yesterday, Pratt said, "I worked really closely with the directors and trying out a few things and landed on something that I’m really proud of and can’t wait for people to see and hear… I’m providing a voice for an animated character, and it is updated and unlike anything you’ve heard in the Mario world before."

This was likely intended to calm people who were anxious that Pratt's Mario voice will undoubtedly be a far cry from the iconic voice given to the character by Charles Martinet for dozens of years, but it proved to do quite the opposite. Instead, it triggered alarm bells for many people wondering how the very American Pratt was going to approach the caricatured Italian in an "updated" and brand new way.

Chris Pratt confirms that he will be doing his best possible Chris Pratt voice for the upcoming Mario movie https://t.co/InpPCzkY6M

— Mat 🦆・💛🤍💜🖤 (@MatttGFX) June 23, 2022

Translation: Chris Pratt was cast because we want money, we now realize he's a dogshit Mario but we don't care because we're gonna get money https://t.co/Xq2dA6j2mg

— Javi (@harvjavivr) June 20, 2022

He's right, I haven't heard Chris Pratt doing Chris Pratt's voice in the Mario world before. https://t.co/wJtrfn57AG

— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) June 23, 2022

While many expressed disbelief that Pratt could really bring something unexpected to the role, others held out optimism, knowing that, while Mario is known mostly for his voice provided by Martinet, other actors have tried their hands at Nintendo's plumber over the years.

Reminder that all of these were pretty different takes on Mario’s voice. Chris Pratt trying something new isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We shall see…. https://t.co/kljq7M2ydj pic.twitter.com/x7ajJW3hwY

— Kevin Bolk (K-Bo.) (@kevinbolk) June 23, 2022

I understand people wanting to meme on Chris Pratt, but he is a genuinely good VA and I think listening to Mario with his normal voice for an hour and a half would be an absolutely grating experience. https://t.co/sKl6YOCW5j

— Mundy (@MundyMustard) June 24, 2022

I REALLY hope we get a trailer soon, I am dying to know what Chris Pratt's voice for Mario sounds like https://t.co/z6KgOw8naP

— Anthony  (@luigifan92800) June 23, 2022

We're still an unspecified amount of time away from when the trailer and official title for Chris Pratt's Mario movie drops, but one thing is for certain: We will not be living in the same world post-trailer as the world we live in now.