**To cut to the chase; Chris Pratt’s Mario is not *THE SUPER MARIO*, thus the different voice.**
My theory is that the actual Mario disappeared some time ago and now this random guy from Brooklyn with an M on his hat who happens to look like Mario stumbles into Mushroom Kingdom and has to take Mario’s place as the hero. This is also why Chris’s Mario looks slightly…. off.
Peach seems to know that it’s not the real Mario and she tries her best to keep that a secret from the citizens (For Morale) and now she has to train him in secret which is why we see the training sequence in the trailer with just Mario and Peach.
This theory is also heavily supported by the Donkey Kong fight scene in the second trailer. In the beginning of the scene Chris’s Mario focuses and quietly says to himself the classic Mario line **”Let’s-a-go”** as if he’s trying to channel the actual Mario he’s been told about by Peach.
We also never see any back-n-forth dialogue interaction between Mario and the other Mushroom Kingdom citizens. I’m guessing this is to hide the fact that they mistakenly think that he is the actual Mario.
Charles Martinet (Mario’s voice from the games) has been confirmed to have lines in the movie, but when asked about it he was very secretive. My theory is that he is voicing the ACTUAL Super Mario when he is saved at the end of the movie. This is an excellent way to give fans what they want without destroying their ears with the constant over-the-top italian accent.
As for the interaction between Luigi and Bowser, it seems like Bowser is also aware that the new Mario Brothers are fake (Probably because he had a hand in capturing the original Brothers before his invasion) which is why he starts with **”Not sure if you know who I am”** Another theory is that Luigi is actually the real Luigi and Bowser is saying that line sarcastically. However the poster showing Luigi in Brooklyn with Mario sort of debunks this theory. Then again it could be a misdirection by the PR team. Point is, Luigi is a bit of a wildcard atm.
I’m just getting the vibe that all the dialogue that is shown in the trailer is just so perfectly and carefully selected to hide this plot twist from us. Thing is, if I was given a chance to make The Super Mario movie, I would do something really, *truly* special with the franchise (like what I theorized) instead of something…. boring and expected. They have one chance to make something unforgettable.
Anyway, with this theory in mind they can have a lot of fun, like including [“Mario’s Missing!”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Is_Missing!) jokes as well as include stuff from Luigi’s Mansion where Luigi has to save Mario from inside the painting.
**Am I overthinking this? Let me know what you think. Btw this is not a leak. This is a fan theory. I have no idea if others have already come up with this idea or not. Have a good day :)**
by Mottis86
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the things people in this sub come up with out of absolutely nothing is wild
its just a throw away line, this is a movie for kids you are absolutely overthinking this to an embarassing degree
Martinet is either voicing a minor character or there is going to be some gag at the end of the movie where Mario’s adventure is adapted into a video game
**Here’s video game Mario voiced by Martinet**
Movie Mario: “What?! I sound nothing like that.”
I like this theory on the Super Wario Bros Movie
Your idiotic thoughts do not constitute spoilers.
Pikachus voice was Ryan Reynolds. It didn’t turn out to be a fake. You should get over this weird obsession soon.
Tf you smoking?
> Am I overthinking this?
Yes.
the reason Mario says “let’s-a go” is because he’s trying to hype himself up because he’s about to fight a FREAKIN’ GORILLA
what?
I don’t get the need to call him idiotic.
Christ relax guys
Pratt is Mario, the cope is real
I made my peace with Chris Pratt in the role a long time ago, but I honestly think this would be a fun twist and it’s gonna be hilarious to come back to this thread if you turn out to be right.
It just doesn’t make any sense how Peach happened to find another set of twin brothers named Mario and Luigi who look just like them. They’d have to say it’s a multiverse like the Spider-Man movies. And with how overplayed multiverse movies are becoming, it would be smart not to make this into one.
I didn’t even read past the first sentence. Your argument about Mario could be said about every other character too. So are they also not the real Bowser, or DK, or Peach etc?
😐
There are dozens of “Pratt isn’t really Mario” theories, but this is one of the only ones with any kind of plausibility
Which is still incredibly small because this ain’t true
I like the theory that it’s meta and Chris Pratt plays a noob in a new, celebratory Mario game. Everyone knows him from previous installments, but it’s still new to him. Everyone’s waiting for him to save the day, but he sucks at the game. Until he doesn’t.