Log in

View Full Version : Super Mario Bros. actor Bob Hoskins dies aged 71 [Eurogamer.net]



DP ServBot
04-30-2014, 08:50 AM
http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/7/3/7/1/7/super-mario-bros-actor-bob-hoskins-dies-aged-71-1398861642834.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/format/jpg/1673717.jpgBritish actor Bob Hoskins has died aged 71 following pneumonia, his agent has announced (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27224995).
Hoskins played Mario in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film loosely based on Nintendo's platformer series.
The film, which also starred Dennis Hopper as King Kooper, was a critical and financial failure, and Hoskins never shied away from admitting it hadn't turned out as well as he'd hoped.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-30-super-mario-bros-actor-bob-hoskins-dies-aged-71)

retroman
04-30-2014, 11:35 AM
He was a good actor. Two of my favorite movies of his are Roger Rabbit, and Hook.

JSoup
05-04-2014, 03:11 AM
Was really hoping he'd be able to manage his parkinson's and maybe return to acting, ala Fox. :/