Eric Bauza gives fans a closer look at what happened behind the scenes of The Super Mario Bros The film and certain details are quite surprising.
The voice actor, who played Toad General, recently explained how the character was created and why he feels so different from the other Toads seen in the film.
While most Toads are known for their sweet and cute voices, Toad General was always destined to stand out.
Bauza explained that the character was written as someone who was serious, focused and always thinking about the issues.
Because of this, the voice became deeper and more powerful and to get that tone correct, he looked at how actor Keith David uses his voice to sound strong and commanding.
He also shared something fans didn’t get to see. Bauza also voiced Diddy Kong and at one point the character had a much larger presence in the story.
Diddy Kong was supposed to act as an energetic supporter of Donkey Kong, almost as if someone was revving him up, but these scenes were later removed.
There was even a point during production where Bauza recorded lines for Yoshi, although he’s not sure if these made it into the final version.
For Bauza, the experience is also personal, as he grew up playing Mario games and always chose Mario as his favorite.
