Donkey Kong Movie Appears to be in Development - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 July 2025 / 1,934 Views
A movie based on the Nintendo character Donkey Kong appears to be in development, according to a new copyright filing.
The copyright was filed by Nintendo Studios and Universal Pictures, and has the working title "Untitled Donkey Kong Project ;Motion picture."
Donkey Kong was featured in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which grossed $1.36 billion at the worldwide box office in 2023. It is currently the highest earning video game movie of all-time.
The next Donkey Kong video game, Donkey Kong Bananza, will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2 on July 17.
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Nintendo Cinematic Universe here we go šµā
Iām hoping this is in the same universe as the 1990s TV show
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I hope its in the same universe as the Mario movie.
Hope this ties into the Super Mario Bros Movie.
This seems like a no brainer. Hopefully they also do a Luigi's Mansion spinoff. A Smash Bros movie would be amazing!
