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Prolific voice actor Tara Strong has responded to the new trailer of the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie, saying Mario's voice "should be Charles [Martinet]", Mario's voice actor from the games.

"No one should be judging Chris, he’s a fantastic actor…this is only about what’s right and Charles should have been offered the role," Strong tweeted, after commenting publicly on Pratt's casting in the lead role. 

It should be Charles. pic.twitter.com/IeWoyAAHKjOctober 6, 2022

"Voice actors - I’m gonna put my heart and soul in this for at least 20 years, help sell billions in merch, make the studios millions of dollars and make generations around the world happy. Hollywood - We don’t care," she tweeted.

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After asking her 430,000+ followers to share their favorite stories about Martinet because "a certain earth angel could use some love tonight", Mario himself popped up in her mentions.

"I love you, Tara! Thank you so much!" Charles Martinet tweeted in reply. "Thank you, everybody!  Your love and kindness mean more than you could ever know and genuinely touched my heart. My little eyes seem to be leaking today… with tender affection. Thank you…"

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"I love [Charles Martinet] so much that now we insist on being next to each other at all [conventions]," Strong added.

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The trailer starts off with a scene where Bowser is attempting to infiltrate the penguin's kingdom and although this scene is probably pretty standard if you're not very familiar with Mario's catalog of games, most Super Mario fans spotted that this group of penguins has actually been part of Mario's adventures for several years now. 

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