Jack Black wants Pedro Pascal to play Wario in SUPER MARIO BROS. Sequel FILM

The Super Mario Bros. Movie was released last week, grabbing the spot for the highest-grossing opening weekend of all time for an animated film. It was such a fun movie, and with those numbers, it looks like we will absolutely be seeing a sequel! That seems especially likely when you consider the film’s final post-credits scene.

I’m sure the main characters will be back, including Chris Pratt like Mario e Charlie Day like Luigi, as well as Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Keegan-Michael Key like toad, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson such as Kamek, e Sebastian Maniscalco like Spike. I assume so too Black Jack would return as Bowser, but the actor is not speculating yet. But whether or not he returns, he has a casting suggestion for the future of the franchise.

In a recent interview with GameSpot, Black said of the upcoming sequel and his role in it:

“It’s not a fact that Bowser will come back. You know, I’ve done a few Kung Fu Panda movies, and he was a different villain in every movie. They could do the same thing. You know, what if there was a more powerful, badder character bad guy? Then I might need to be transformed to help Mario and the others defend our universe from some other unseen force of evil. Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”

Black then changed his tone of voice to that of a dramatic trailer narrator.

“Wario. Pedro Pascal is Wario.”

This is honestly brilliant casting, and if they don’t, they’re just plain silly. Pedro Pascal has already proven that he can play the Super Mario Bros. universe in a fun way Saturday night live sketch that he did a couple of months ago, and obviously he’s a fan favorite right now on his shows The Mandalorian AND The Last of Us.

I hope Jack Black comes back (I really don’t see why they don’t use it), and I hope they take his suggestion and call Pascal to play Wario! What do you think?