If allowed Charles Martinet would voice Mario in Illumination film

If allowed Charles Martinet would voice Mario in Illumination film

We learned quite a time ago a movie based on Super Mario was in the works at Illumination, with the aim of launching sometime in 2022. 

Fans have been wondering if Mario’s current voice actor Charles Martinet will be also be voicing the plumber in the upcoming film. In a short interview at Galaxycon Live, Martinet shared his thoughts on the project and said he would be happy to voice Mario if asked to:

Well it sounds like a marvellous thing, it sounds like great fun and if they invite me to play, I’ll go in and play with great joy and happiness.

It should be a lot of fun, you know, everything illumination touches looks like it’s fun and Nintendo, too.

Let’s hope Charles get’s to play that game

Although great to hear that Martinet is quite positive about the film, his response seems to suggest that he has not been contacted by Nintendo or Illumination to play his role (yet).

While this could mean he will not be returning to voice Mario in the movie, it might also be possible that casting has not been finalized yet, and the filmmakers may get in touch with him at a later date.

Personally there is only one number one when it comes to Mario and that is Charles.

Whatever the case, it’s likely that we will not know for sure until more information about the film is released.