Hollywood star Jack Black, who has been busy taking part in global promotional events ahead of the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, recently made a noteworthy comment about a new adaptation of Like a Dragon.

Black spoke with ScreenRant while promoting The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which is set to open in the US in one week. During the interview, he was asked which game-based property he would like to tackle next, and he directly brought up Like a Dragon, drawing attention across the community. While joking that he was not sure whether there was a role in the series that would suit someone like a “chubby American” such as himself, he also said, “Sega, give me a call.” It was characteristically humorous, but it can also be read as a sign of genuine interest in the Like a Dragon series.

In particular, when Donald Glover, who joined this latest film as the adorable Yoshi, mentioned Image Comics’ hit series Saga as a work he would like to be involved with if it were adapted, Black jokingly replied that “you can’t go around bringing up Sega,” before once again referencing Like a Dragon.

As there has been no official mention of a Western live-action adaptation of Like a Dragon, Black’s remarks are best understood for now as an expression of enthusiasm about potentially taking part in a new game adaptation film or series. That said, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has indirectly referenced Jack Black before as well. Back in 2024, Sega asked Western gamers which cameo appearances they would like to see in future Like a Dragon titles. At the time, the company conducted a survey that included not only Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, who is also widely recognised in the West, but also a broad range of figures from different fields, including Keanu Reeves, Robert Pattinson, Lionel Messi, Shohei Ohtani, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ice Cube, Vin Diesel, Snoop Dogg, Seth Rogen, Eminem, Lady Gaga, and Xavier Woods.

Jack Black was also included on that list. Another actor named in the survey, Danny Trejo, later appeared in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, directly providing both facial capture and the English-language voice performance for the villain Dwight Mendez. In fact, the Like a Dragon series has a history of bringing real actors into the games through face capture and voice performances. Given that Sega previously brought up Jack Black by name, and that Black has now seemingly responded in kind roughly two years later, it may not be impossible that players could one day see Jack Black appear in either a game or a live-action series.

Jack Black has maintained ties with video games for a long time. In 2009, he starred as the lead in the heavy-metal-themed game Brütal Legend, earning the Best Voice award at the Spike Video Game Awards, a predecessor to what is now The Game Awards. At the time, the Best Voice category was one of the most fiercely contested, with nominees including Mark Hamill and Arleen Sorkin for their memorable performances as the Joker and Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham Asylum, as well as Nolan North and Claudia Black from Uncharted 2.

He also launched his own gaming channel in 2018, maintaining his connection to the games industry, and even appeared in a commercial for the video game Pitfall! back in 1982 when he was still a child actor. In effect, he has had a relationship with video games spanning more than 40 years.

Meanwhile, Jack Black, who has distinguished himself across comedy, drama, music films, and even animation, has also continued to post impressive box-office results in the field of game adaptations. Released in 2023, The Super Mario Bros. Movie grossed more than $1.3bn at the worldwide box office, finishing second only to Barbie. In particular, “Peaches,” the song performed by Black in character as Bowser, was nominated multiple times in the Best Original Song category at major awards ceremonies. A Minecraft Movie also went on to post a major box-office total of $900m despite the many concerns that had surrounded its live-action adaptation.

As the follow-up to a highly successful predecessor, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has become a major point of interest for game fans, and it is scheduled to open in Korea on April 29th.

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.