Chris Pratt 'grateful' for reaction to his casting as Mario

While speaking to io9 for a new interview addressed the backlash to his voice casting as the iconic video game character Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, set for release in April. "I totally get it. There's a passionate fan base and I'm one of the fans. I get it. Mostly, people don't want something like this to get screwed up. They're precious about it. They're careful. And I'm grateful for that." The actor shared that he played Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. game "for hundreds of hours” as a kid…