User:The Dunkman/sandbox/Mario fans harass casting director over stunt casting



On September 24, 2021, Nintendo and Illumination announced that the Untitled Mario film would be released on December 21, 2022, alongside that, they also announced the cast, which most,y consisted of celebrities, while some of the choices are decent, some of quite baffling, particularly Chris Pratt as Mario.

What Happened?
When the announcement revealed that Pratt would take over the voice as Mario just for the film, it was met with a rather negative response, with many calling it a disgrace to Martinet, the fact that the latter was on board to make cameos didn't help at all, as he was responsible for the voice of Mario for over 30 years.

That same day, Kevin T. Porter, who was known for producing podcasts such as Good Christian Values and Gilmore Guys, made a tweet confirming to be the movie's casting director, and thanks to that, many toxic users started criticizing him, even to the point of calling him a fascist and "an insult to Italians" despite Martinet being American with French descent and that prior to Martinet's takeover, Mario originally had a more American accent.

Aftermath
This controversy just proves that the Mario fanbase has gotten worse and is also proof that the hate for Illumination has gotten extremely abysmal and is also why many people are afraid of the movie as a result.

Two days later, Kevin made a statement on Twitter about apologizing for the casting and apologizing towards Italians, that being said, this didn't please fans however, as they still attack him and continue to call him offensive to Italians as a result.

While it is true that Pratt was a downright bad choice, it should be noted that harassing wouldn't solve the problem.