Is Chris Pratt going to use an Italian accent for Mario?

A Super Mario Bros producer has raised a few eyebrows today after he defended the decision to cast Chris Pratt in the titular voice role in the upcoming animated movie while admitting that there will be no Italian accent from the lead.

Why are Mario characters Italian?

Mario’s character design, particularly his large nose, draws on western influences; once he became a plumber, Miyamoto decided to “put him in New York” and make him Italian, lightheartedly attributing Mario’s nationality to his mustache.

What accent does Mario have?

Italian
Since Mario’s Game Gallery, Charles Martinet has been his voice actor. In the games, Mario speaks in English with a thick Italian accent. In other things like TV shows, he has a more Brooklyn-styled accent. Mario does not say many things.

Is Mario actually an Italian name?

“Super Mario Bros. isn’t set in Japan, but the character’s Japanese. The name Mario sounds Italian, but he isn’t Italian. The underground setting of SMB led Miyamoto to decide that Mario was an Italian plumber from New York.

Is Mario an Italian last name?

Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese: from the personal name Mario, from the Latin personal name Marius, which is probably of Etruscan origin, but was widely adopted from an early date in the Christian era as a male equivalent of the female Christian name Maria.

Is Luigi an Italian name?

Luigi is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of the German name Ludwig, through the Latinization Ludovicus, corresponding to the French form Louis and its anglicized variant Lewis….Luigi (name)

Pronunciation	Italian: [luˈiːdʒi]
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Ludwig (Chlodwig)
Meaning	renowned/famous warrior