Samantha Mathis vs. Anya Taylor-Joy
Peach is, above all else, a princess. When it comes to being used to power and moving among the elite, Samantha Mathis takes the cake as the current Vice-President of SAG-AFTRA and a regular on Billions. But Anya Taylor-Joy might be even more comfortable as royalty after The Queen’s Gambit. Hopefully, we get to see Peach have some genius-level hallucinations. Overall, I think Anya Taylor-Joy is probably overqualified for a role that tends to involve nodding when Mario talks or screaming when Bowser carries you away.
Dennis Hopper vs. Jack Black
We should take a moment and appreciate that the director of Easy Rider was also cast as Bowser in the first-ever Mario Movie. It’s absolutely insane that Dennis Hopper kicked off his villain career with the King of Koopas and then went on to be the villain in Speed (in which I can only assume he’s an evil bus) and Waterworld (in which I can only assume he’s an evil whale).
But come on. Jack Black. Jack Black! We’re all excited for Jack Black to be Bowser. To be honest, the worst part of this casting is that it’s not a live-action role. You know we’d get some excellent physical comedy if we could get Jack Black in a big green shell.
Bob Hoskins vs. Chris Pratt
Bob Hoskins was an affable and naturally talented actor who’s immortalized for his role in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Chris Pratt is an increasingly religiously nutty goofball who’s immortalized for his role of Andy in Parks & Rec. Let’s be absolutely honest- neither of them makes any sense at all as Mario.