Chris Meledandri, producer for the ‘Mario Bros.’ animated film, defends casting Chris Pratt despite him not being Italian:

“The voice that he's doing for us, and Mario, is phenomenal… Charlie Day, who's playing Luigi, actually comes from Italian heritage… so that's our nod.” pic.twitter.com/92DPEyRwIT

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) November 24, 2021