John Leguizamo criticizes Super Mario Bros. remake casting, applauds 'colour-blind' casting of original movie
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John Leguizamo called out "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" for the lack of diversity in casting. The actor starred in the original as Luigi.
"But too bad they went all white! No Latinx in the leads! Groundbreaking colour-blind casting in original! Plus I'm the only one who knows how to make this movie work script-wise!" he added. Lauryn Overhultz is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
Leguizamo also shared photos of himself playing Luigi and Bob Hoskins as Mario in the original film, which was released in 1993. She has interviewed many celebrities including Tori Spelling, Luke Bryan, Shania Twain and more.
Lauryn has done on the ground coverage as well including traveling to New Mexico in 2021 to cover the on-set shooting involving Alec Baldwin.