The original Super Mario Bros movie's Luigi thinks the animated film's casting has gone "backwards"

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The actor behind Luigi in the original Super Mario Bros. movie (the live action one that’s good, actually) John Leguizamo has criticised the casting of the new animated take.

No one is entirely happy about the casting of the Super Mario Bros. Movie (it’s mostly because of Chris Pratt), but one of the original actors that portray the taller, greener Mario brother recently offered some criticisms on the casting. Leguizamo recently spoke with IndieWire, where he expressed how he was dissatisfied with the lack of diversity in the Illumination developed film.

“I’m O.G. A lot of people love the original,” Leguizamo said to IndieWire. “I did Comic-Con in New York and in Baltimore, and everyone’s like, ‘No, no, we love the old one, the original.’ They’re not feeling the new one. I’m not hitter it’s unfortunate.”

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