The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is coming out this April. There are many actors reprising their roles from the original hit, like Jack Black (Bowser), Chris Pratt (Mario), and Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach). There are some new additions to the cast as well, like Brie Larson who will be voicing Rosalina and Glen Powell who was recently announced as Fox McCloud. Yoshi is also appearing for the first time, after being teased in the post-credits scene of the original film. The character is being voiced by Donald Glover.
In a recent interview with Jake’s Takes, the cast was asked to come up with lyrics for the iconic Mario theme song. Glover used his musical talent to invent the perfect words to accompany the tune. He sang, “There’s a mushroom then you go and get it. And sometimes you get a star. Then you go into a tunnel and…”
Then Charlie Day jumped in to complete the song with, “And there you are.”
Later in the interview, Glover was asked how often he would perform the Yoshi voice out in public. He admitted that he wants to save it for “special occasions” but has already performed the voice for his children because they didn’t believe he was playing Yoshi.
“I’m never going to do it in front of anybody,” he said. “I don’t want to ruin… I want it to be Yoshi’s voice.” He went on to explain, “You don’t want it to be like… ‘I thought he was a dinosaur. Not this guy.’”
Joy expressed a similar sentiment in her section of the interview, saying, “For me, it’s when there’s a small, small child that’s like… ‘But what do you mean you’re Peach?’ And then I’m like… Darling, this is a conversation to have with your parents.”
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is in theaters starting April 1.
