In recent days, Pedro Pascal starred in a short sketch of the satirical program “Saturday Night Live”, visualizing what a live-action adaptation of the famous game would look like. However, it’s not about “The Last of Us” but one of Nintendo’s greatest hits – “Super Mario Bros.”! The actor played the main role. The video has been viewed millions of times.
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This is another adaptation of the game with the participation of the actor
Pascal can be seen in the increasingly popular film adaptation of “The Last of Us” by HBO alongside Bella Ramsay, known from “Game of Thrones”, also playing one of the main roles. It is the acting and interesting development of the threads known from the original that made the series receive good reviews. The action takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where civilization collapses due to infections caused by the deadly fungus Ophiocordyceps.
The main character, smuggler Joel, has to smuggle teenage Ellie on behalf of a group of rebels, who can help find a solution – creating a vaccine to prevent transformation into bloodthirsty zombies. On February 4, “Saturday Night Live” aired a sketch featuring the Chilean actor. The creators noticed the similarities between the two well-known games – the common theme turned out to be mushrooms. In their opinion, the plot of “The Last of Us” can be referred to with the help of … Mario. It was this character that Pascal played.
The contrast amused Internet users
This time, the actor as a mustachioed plumber tried to save the world from mushrooms, which amused the fans and contributed to the popularity of the recording of the satirical show. In the fabricated trailer of “Mario Kart” there are many references to the post-apocalyptic reality, in contrast to the uncomplicated plot of the nice Nintendo game. The audience did not hide their amusement when Pascal spoke the famous “It’s-a-me – Mario” with full seriousness.
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The sketch has garnered almost 8 million views, and the overwhelming number of comments are positive.
Pedro was born to play Mario.
If there really was such an adaptation, I would definitely watch it.
One of the best trailers of 2023, even if it’s just a parody.
– write YouTube users. They also appreciate the references to the original, e.g. references to the character of Princess Peach or the preservation of the characteristic sound of collected coins.
In addition to participating in a funny sketch and record-breaking HBO series, fans of the actor had the opportunity to see him in other well-known productions, including as Javier Peni in Netflix’s Narcos or the title role in Disney+’s The Mandalorian, set in the Star Wars universe.
Source: Gazeta
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