Jack Black has a certain affinity for uniforms this season; took one for him official video of Peaches in Super Mario Bros., number already indicated by the public as a contender for the next film awards.

He also wore one during the sixth episode of it The Mandalorian (Disney Plus), in which together with singer Lizzo they played a happy couple, the Duke and Duchess of Plazir, a small independent planet threatened by an epidemic of violent robots due to programming errors. The producers were looking for two musicians with good sense to emulate the rulers of a society dedicated to the arts, and they found them.

Black has already turned 53 years old, and her hair has definitely turned gray, but it hasn’t lost any of its wild style, rather it’s accentuated it. His passion for acting, be it musical or acting, too. He met Bowser’s character thanks to his teenage childrenThomas and Samuel, video game fans.

“As soon as I saw Bowser I knew he was my favorite character in the Nintendo universe, so when my agent called me and said, ‘Hey, they want you to play Bowser in the Nintendo movie’, Super Mario Bros.“I immediately said yes,” he said. His now iconic rendition of the theme Peacheshowever, almost never occurs.

Despite being a musician and starred in musical films such as Rock School And Tenacious D: The peak of destinythe producers of Super Mario Bros. It was not specified from the start that Bowser would sing in the film until a year after work on the film began.

In an interview with the portal IGNBlack revealed that he was initially reluctant to lend his voice to sing the song. “I’m very protective of my singing career and my band, Tenacious D. I try to avoid crossing the line where my characters sing, unless that was the original goal,” the actor recalled.

He decided to listen to the producers’ musical proposal and agreed to sing. “They sent in a little song, and there was no denying it was fun. I thought, ‘I get it. I understand why they want Bowser to do this.’”

Black and producer John Spiker turned the tune into a full song, and now the artist is happy to include it in the movie, as it shows a more sensitive side to the character, but also the dark side of his affection for Peach , he revealed. Unpleasant IGN. However, he also said that he did not expect the song to be included in the final version of the movie.

His musical talent shined in his previous films, such as in Rock School, where he plays a substitute music teacher who assembles a rock band with his students, helping them overcome their insecurities and embrace their talents. The film debuted in 2003 and the actor recently revealed to the outlet ET That will have a reunion party with the ‘kids’ of Rock Schoolwho are now about 30 years old.

Tenacious D, his band in the movie of the same name and in real life, also has four studio albums to their name. The last, titled post-apocalypticcame out in 2018.

“I’m Bowser, baby,” the artist said in an interview on the YouTube channel Jake’s Takes this month. He recalled with enthusiasm the times of Free nachos, a movie that he says deserves its own video game. But he reserved his praise for Bowser’s character, with his rock soul, singing dreams, instrumental talent and romantic streak.

The only thing missing, he felt, is a sense of humour. And that’s why he imagines him as a metal fan, and as a guest of the band of heavy metal And rock hard Tenacious B, who makes up with actor Kyle Gass.

And who would you choose to play Wario, Mario’s other enemy? “It will be Pedro Pascal, I see my crystal ball. Don’t underestimate the versatility of Pedro Pascal. He can do anything,” he said, predicting that the star of The last of us would take over his position as the villain of an eventual sequel to Super Mario Bros.

It’s not the first prominent voice acting role in Black’s career. Previously, he had already lent his skills to the saga of Kung Fu Panda, starring in the animated trilogy as Po, the warrior panda. Soon the actor Po will be back in Kung Fu Panda 4, announced for the next March 8, 2024. Other infamous voices set to appear in the movie include those of Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Dustin Hoffman, and David Cross.