John Leguizamo will not be seeing the new Super Mario Bros. Movie.
The actor, who played Luigi in the 1993 film adaptation of the popular Nintendo Mario games, said “Hell no!” when asked if he would see the new film.
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"They could’ve included a Latin character,” he told TMZ.
“Like I was groundbreaking and then they stopped the groundbreaking. They messed up the inclusion. They dis-included. Just cast some Latin folk!" he added.
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"We’re 20% of the population. The largest people of color group and we are underrepresented," Leguizamo continued.
The new adaptation features Chris Pratt as the voice of Mario and Charlie Day as Luigi.
Leguizamo initially spoke out in 2021, tweeting, "So glad #superMariobros is getting a reboot! Obviously it’s iconic enuff. But too bad they went all white! No Latinx in the leads! Groundbreaking color-blind casting in original! Plus I’m the only one who knows how to make this movie work script wise!"
So glad #superMariobros is getting a reboot! Obviously it’s iconic enuff. But too bad they went all white! No Latinx in the leads! Groundbreaking color-blind casting in original! Plus I’m the only one who knows how to make this movie work script wise! pic.twitter.com/lNokmdpwMq
— John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) September 27, 2021
In 2022, he reiterated that casting is “going backwards” in the wake of the movie's non-inclusive cast.
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“I’m O.G. A lot of people love the original. 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,” Leguizamo said at the time. “I’m not bitter. It’s unfortunate.”
The Super Mario Bros. Movie premiered in theaters on Tuesday.