On one of the most recent episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Charlie Day was questioned about his involvement with the forthcoming Super Mario animated movie, in which he plays Luigi. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to say much.
The film is “top secret,” according to Day. He had recorded lines that morning, so it seems he’s now in the recording process. Apart from that, we discover that the actors are filming individually rather than as a group.
Luigi knows nothing
The following is the whole dialogue between Day and Kimmel about his role as Luigi in the Super Mario Bros. movie:
- Aren’t you doing the Super Mario Bros. movie right now?
- Yes I am, yes I am!
- You’re playing Luigi.
- I’m playing Luigi. In fact I was just recording that this morning and I’d love to tell you all about it but they are top secret with that stuff.
- Is that true?
- Absolutely! This is serious stuff!
- Have you read through the whole script?
- I know nothing!
- For real?
- I know nothing. I show up and they’re like, “You say this and you say that.” And it’s all very funny and good. I walk out and there’s like two guys in overalls with like hammers that are like, “Don’t you tell nobody nothing about this Charlie! I swear to God, we’re gonna get your kneecaps, we’re gonna break your neck!”
- You’re Luigi! You’re one of the brothers. They won’t tell you? That’s insulting.
- You know, Mario’s probably in the know. But they don’t tell Luigi anything.
- Do you guys record it together? Chris Pratt is Mario, right?
- We do not, no. We go in one at a time.
- Wow! They split you up.
- Yeah, maybe they just don’t trust me around Pratt.
The release date for the Super Mario film is set for December 2022.
