Chris Pratt probably did not anticipate becoming a major trending topic on Twitter due to one of the sketches that aired on last night’s Saturday Night Live!
The skit in question was a parody of The Last of Us, HBO’s big hit video game adaptation. Last night’s host, Pedro Pascal, who also stars in the HBO drama, starred in the sketch that turned fan fave video game, Mario Kart, into a The Last of Us-style apocalypse-set thriller.
The sketch featured Mario (Pascal) leading Princess Peach (Chloe Fineman) to safety in his go kart while Bowser (Kenan Thompson) remained an all-powerful villain.
Now, you may be wondering how all of this involves Chris Pratt.
Keep reading to find out more…
Chris Pratt is the star of the upcoming The Super Mario Bros. Movie animated film, where he voices the character of Mario.
Fans quickly began comparing the SNL parody to the upcoming Super Mario film. When Chris was cast as Mario, there was some backlash over the choice. It seems as if some fans are still unhappy with Chris as the lead in that film and would love to see Pedro take on the role one day.
Watch the parody below!