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Chris Pratt says he and his 'Parks and Rec' costars are still in a group chat that they use to hype up each others' new projects

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The cast of "Parks and Recreation." Chris Haston/NBC
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Chris Pratt says that he and the rest of the "Parks and Recreation" cast still stay in touch and hype each other's new projects. 

Pratt appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" while promoting his new film, 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie." His former "Parks and Recreation" costar, Adam Scott, also recently appeared on Meyers' show while promoting the reboot of "Party Down." 

Pratt confirmed that the cast of the popular NBC sitcom, which ran for seven seasons between 2009 and 2015, still chat. 

"We still keep in touch. We have a text thread that goes, and, you know," Pratt told Meyers. "People's birthdays, and celebrations, and obviously so many of the cast members are doing such amazing things."

In addition to currently starring in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," voicing Mario himself, Pratt's turn in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films will come to an end in May when the third and final installment of the series premieres. 

Pratt also recently learned that his former "Parks and Rec" costar (and on-screen wife) Aubrey Plaza was joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after a Rolling Stone reporter told him in an interview ahead of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" that Plaza has joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ series "Agatha: Coven of Chaos," a spinoff of the MCU show "WandaVision."

"That is full circle," Pratt told the publication. 

His other costars, like Scott, have also picked up exciting new projects recently: In addition to Party Down, Scott gave a critically acclaimed performance in the first season of Apple TV+'s "Severance," and will eventually return for its second season. Nick Offerman also went on to give a standout performance in an episode of HBO's "The Last of Us." 

"It's a really nice time for all of you," Meyers told Pratt of the "Parks and Rec" cast.

Pratt agreed, saying that he and his costars still enjoy "checking in and supporting each other." 

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Palmer Haasch was an entertainment reporter at Business Insider and a film and television critic. Her work included reviews, comprehensive coverage of genre series like "House of the Dragon," and interviews with showrunners, actors, and filmmakers. She is a member of the Television Critics Association.Previously, she was a digital culture reporter at BI, covering TikTok and online culture. Before joining BI in 2020, she covered animation, television, and the internet for publications including Polygon, Thrillist, IGN, The Verge, and GLAAD. She has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Front RowNPR's All Things Considered, Recode Daily (previously Reset), NBCLX, NY1, and the British Film Institute's Woman With a Movie Camera summit to speak about TikTok, fandom, entertainment, and online culture. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with degrees in English and French Studies.