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Pens were dropped, keystrokes stopped and whatever was in the can was what audiences could look forward to on television and the silver screen. News 3: Potential Hollywood Strike – IATSEĭo you remember the last time Hollywood went on strike? Think back to November 2007 through February 2008 when the Writer’s Guild of America stopped productions in their tracks. *Charles Martinet now has voiced more than 100 performances of Mario in video games. The Super Mario Brothers voice cast includes:Ĭharles Martinet: It’s-A Me, Mario! – Meet The Record Breakers

#CHARLES MARTINET RETIRING PROFESSIONAL#

I for one am curious to see what Pratt brings to the role having grown up playing Mario Brothers games and watching the Super Mario Brothers Super Show (voiced by the late professional wrestler and actor, Lou Albano). Such a question was posed by a writer at Fast Company. Now that we’ve covered that, after the initial shock wears off on who was cast, the next discussion revolves around why full-time professional voice actors were not cast instead of on-camera celebrities. In fact, Charles Martinet holds the Guinness World Records title for the Most Video Game Performances as the Same Character (as of 2018, that number is 100). That said, Martinet is in his own league when it comes to voicing Mario for video games.

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While Nintendo hasn’t strayed from the iconic voice talent of Charles Martinet for its video games since 1995, other actors have been tapped to voice Mario in animated series on television. With Chris Pratt vocally donning Mario’s overalls, some fans have wondered why Charles Martinet was not cast? (Rest assured, Martinet does make cameo appearances).

The first discussion usually revolves around why the original voice actors weren’t cast in their iconic roles. While many are excited to see the production, others are asking perennial questions that come to mind when such a feat is attempted. The Super Mario Brothers’ animated feature slated for release in 2022, starring Chris Pratt as Mario, is no different. In other news, when a beloved franchise gets a reboot, people are quick to judge the cast. If you’d like to send Tom a card, you can write to him at: Screenrant reported Tom Kane’s retirement on September 16th, 2021 in a lovely tribute to the actor. In a recent post, Sam revealed that Tom has Apraxia, which means that he has difficulty moving smoothly from one sound, syllable or word to another. His daughter, Sam, has been faithfully posting about her dad and sharing how he’s been doing. Kane, who worked largely in animation and video games, is best known for voicing Yoda in a variety of Star Wars projects. One of voice over’s giants, Tom Kane, announced his retirement following complications of a stroke he suffered in December 2020.

In today’s show, you’ll hear all about the new Super Mario Brothers voice cast starring Chris Pratt, the possibility of another strike in Hollywood, Audio Description for Seinfeld, William Shatner’s trip to outer space, the Vox Talk community spotlight, but first, Tom Kane has retired from voice acting. I’m your host, Stephanie Ciccarelli from Voices. Hi there and welcome to Vox Talk, your weekly review from the world of voice over. Today we’re discussing Tom Kane’s retirement from voice acting, the new Super Mario Brothers voice cast starring Chris Pratt, the possibility of another strike in Hollywood, Audio Description for Seinfeld, William Shatner’s upcoming trip to outer space and our very first Vox Talk community spotlight.

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