The Super Mario Bros. Movie – and you thought Chris Pratt was the only controversial pick (pic: Illumination)



The newest Mario movie clip has stopped fans arguing about Mario’s voice, but only because they’re now arguing about Donkey Kong instead.



Chris Pratt must be breathing a sigh of relief. After months and months of fan criticism over his performance as Mario , in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie, that ire seems to have shifted towards his co-star Seth Rogen.



Rogen was announced as the voice of Donkey Kong (a character who traditionally talks even less than Mario in the games) back in 2021, but wasn’t seen talking in any of the previous trailers, even though he featured prominently in November’s trailer .



Recently, a new but incredibly short trailer was shared, showing off more of Mario’s clash with DK, confirming the inclusion of the cat power-up from Super Mario 3D World and showcasing DK’s voice… and it’s just Seth Rogen.



Whereas it seems Pratt is at least trying to put on something of a Brooklyn accent (it’s honestly hard to tell with how little dialogue he’s had in these trailers), Rogen is just using his regular speaking voice for DK.



This is already jarring considering, in the games, DK is depicted as a dumb gorilla who mostly grunts and makes typical gorilla noises, but it’s even more so for the movie because of his goofier redesign.



The trailer also shows off a little of DK’s personality, where he laughs at Mario’s cat transformation before coldly threatening to murder him. Again, a tad jarring given his appearance.



Unsurprisingly, the fan response is mixed. While some have little issue with Rogen’s performance, or even really like it, others are making the same criticisms they have with Pratt as Mario: that it doesn’t fit the character.




Not a fan of Seth Rogan as Donkey Kong at all. He’s literally just using his regular voice, I won’t be able to hear anything besides Seth rogan. Horrible casting choice. https://t.co/QjJ9Jnj1PP — jonathan (@KeshasPerf) January 29, 2023





So we’re trashing Seth Rogan’s voice acting now? Are you people ever happy? Yeah he sounds like himself but his own voice actually suits Donkey Kong very well. Btw, you all praised Charlie Day as Luigi who also sounds like.. Charlie Day. — Bri of Hyrule (@BriHyrule) January 30, 2023





Gee, Seth Rogan Donkey Kong sounds a whole lot like Seth Rogan normal guy. If only there were ACTORS specifically skilled at using their VOICE to ACT Jack Black killed it tho — Sleepy🐀Steve (@SleepySteve11) January 30, 2023




A lot of people are complaining that he just sounds like Seth Rogen, but honestly, if I had to put a voice to Donkey Kong it would probably be Seth Rogen’s! I thought it was perfect casting for this exact reason.
— Andy Gladman (@WordologistAndy) January 30, 2023




Anyone complaining about Rogen’s Donkey Kong voice is hereby sentenced to 12 weeks of nonstop-viewing of the Donkey Kong Country series on repeat; no breaks, nothing else. pic.twitter.com/TDFI6udhHa — 🦉Folie á Deuxfus (@MrSpaceHeater) January 30, 2023





“Seth Rogan’s Voice for Donkey Kong Revealed!!” Damn. What’s it sound like? Does it sound exactly like Seth Rogan? Does it sound exactly like his normal voice? Like no difference at all? Does it sound like how he sounds all the time in every role he’s had? That’d be crazy. — Vinny Carwash (@ProtoManiaTV) January 30, 2023





Seth Rogen may not be doing much for the donkey kong voice but hearing that man’s voice for the monkey is at least a little funny — Pretty Obvious (@PrettyObvious7) January 30, 2023




Some fans have been quick to point out that the character has spoken normally before, in the old Donkey Kong Country cartoon from the late 90s. You can decide whether Rogen’s take is an improvement for yourself.



One thing everyone seems to agree on, though, is that the clip makes for great meme fodder. Many have already taken DK’s punch at the camera and edited it to make it look like he’s hitting someone or something else, such as Little Mac from Punch-Out and the Angry Beavers .



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Regardless, Rogen’s dissenters will likely have to get used to him. Not because he’ll take over for the games as well but because it’s possible he’s getting his own spin-off movie.



In 2021, Giant Freaking Robot claimed to have heard from its sources that a Donkey Kong solo movie was already in the works at Illumination, with Rogen returning to the role.



The Super Mario Bros. Movie releases in cinemas on April 7.




#SuperMarioMovie #SuperMarioBrosMovie pic.twitter.com/4vO6xzCLuN — Scott Frerichs🏳️‍🌈 (@KaiserNeko) January 30, 2023




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