Cast Party: Who Should Star In A ‘Super Mario Bros’ Movie?

There was a time when I found Jack Black pretty annoying, but as he's gotten older he's moved away from his High Fidelity/Tenacious D persona and become a reliable comedic character actor. He also moves with a speed and grace that's surprising for a stocky guy like him, and that's definitely a skill Mario needs.

Luigi should contrast with Mario, and Brody's long limbs will certainly differentiate him from Black. He's also got a bit of that sad sack quality that Luigi sometimes displays.

Peach is a figure of warmth and patience, but also strength. Harris can easily handle all of that.

He's big, he has a scary voice, and he's used to working under monster makeup. Perlman will be a fantastic Bowser.

In the interest of making the Mushroom People more human, I'm envisioning a toad who's less infantile and more of a meticulous and slightly harried "mushroom retainer." But he'll still be a little round-faced bald guy.

Ludwig is Bowser's son, who fancies himself a mad genius. Peters can absolutely do that.

Plaza will get the most out of every hateful glance and sarcastic line from Bowser's spoiled daughter Wendy.

Lakitu works for Bowser, but he likes staying up in the clouds, where he can keep his hands clean. Balaban can certainly pull off that kind of soft-spoken villainy, in addition to looking exactly like the character.

The Usos are far from my favorite wrestlers (although they got more interesting when they turned heel), but they'd definitely be great just jumping around throwing boomerang-hammers and chanting.