"It's very very very confusing why I need to understand Giuseppe okay is Giuseppe his dad or the other guy?" "I think he's like in Mario's head what do you think he's in Chris Pratt head," says director Brad Bird. The film stars Jack Black, Jennifer Lawrence and Mark Wahlberg as famous Nintendo characters such as Bowser (played by John-David Daley) It also features a cameo appearance from actor Charles Martin who was originally set to star in an earlier version of the video game movie but dropped out due to scheduling issues.