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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