Donald Glover Campaigned For Yoshi
Actor/singer Donald Glover reportedly “campaigned for the role” of Yoshi in the upcoming “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” at Universal Pictures.
Jack Black, who plays Bowser in the films, spoke with Extra TV about the major casting additions for the new film, including Brie Larson as Princess Rosalina and Glover as the dinosaur Yoshi:
“It’s kind of a cool thing. We got lucky that we got Brie, who crushes it and loves Nintendo universe. And also Donald, who campaigned for the role. He told his agent, ‘Call [Illumination CEO] Chris Meledandri. Tell him I really want to be Yoshi, I’d love to be in the new Super Mario Bros. Because he loves it, and he loves that universe.”
Glover got the role and admits that he “started off a little timid” in terms of trying to figure out the character and how to play him:
“I was like, ‘OK, how am I gonna do this? These guys did such a great job on the first one. And that’s a hard thing to do. It’s a very iconic movie and character. I always believe in the idea of under-promising, over-delivering, and was like, ‘I’ll just study really hard, and hopefully I’ll be beloved like them.’”
Glover joins a cast that also includes Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Issa Rae as Honey Queen, Glen Powell as Fox McCloud, Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr. and Luis Guzmán as Wart.
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is set to open in cinemas on Wednesday.
Donald Glover Campaigned For Yoshi
Actor/singer Donald Glover reportedly “campaigned for the role” of Yoshi in the upcoming “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” at Universal Pictures.
Jack Black, who plays Bowser in the films, spoke with Extra TV about the major casting additions for the new film, including Brie Larson as Princess Rosalina and Glover as the dinosaur Yoshi:
“It’s kind of a cool thing. We got lucky that we got Brie, who crushes it and loves Nintendo universe. And also Donald, who campaigned for the role. He told his agent, ‘Call [Illumination CEO] Chris Meledandri. Tell him I really want to be Yoshi, I’d love to be in the new Super Mario Bros. Because he loves it, and he loves that universe.”
Glover got the role and admits that he “started off a little timid” in terms of trying to figure out the character and how to play him:
“I was like, ‘OK, how am I gonna do this? These guys did such a great job on the first one. And that’s a hard thing to do. It’s a very iconic movie and character. I always believe in the idea of under-promising, over-delivering, and was like, ‘I’ll just study really hard, and hopefully I’ll be beloved like them.’”
Glover joins a cast that also includes Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Issa Rae as Honey Queen, Glen Powell as Fox McCloud, Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr. and Luis Guzmán as Wart.
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is set to open in cinemas on Wednesday.