Overview
- Jack Black told Screen Rant he would "throw [his] hat in that ring" for a Yakuza adaptation and joked about being a "portly American."
- He urged Sega to "give [him] a jingle," and there is no confirmed film or casting tied to his pitch.
- Black next returns as Bowser in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which is scheduled to open on April 1.
- Sega’s Yakuza crime saga has already gone live action in a 2007 feature and in Prime Video’s 2024 series Like a Dragon: Yakuza.
- Mario lead Chris Pratt said earlier this year the Galaxy movie includes Rosalina and Bowser Jr., with more characters not shown in the trailer.