A Donkey Kong movie could be in the process of universal and Nintendo

Appends to your bananas, Donkey Kong could return to the big screen. According to the new public copyright deposits, Universal Pictures and Nintendo Studios LLC have recorded a “Donkey Kong project without title; film” with the United States copyright office.

The list was identified for the first time by users by the Eagle eyes on Resetera and subsequently shared by Nintendo Insider Account Wario64, who published a screenshot that confirms the details.

While the title is still in the phase, the waste leaves little room for doubt … Donkey Kong He is getting his movie!

This development comes a few days after the president of Nintendo Shuntaro Furukawa has hinted that more adaptations were coming to the big screen.

“We plan to expand the number of people who have access to Nintendo IP,” he said. “Visual content is one of these areas.” It seems that he was blocking an expansion focused on Kong.

Of course, Donkey Kong is not new for movies. The iconic monkey made its debut at the animated film in 2023 Super Mario Bros.dubbed by Seth Rogen. That performance has quickly become one of the favorites of fans, but it is not yet clear if Rogen will return for this new release.

Even without official casting or plot details, times could not be more perfect. Donkey Kong is already oscillating in 2025 with serious momentum.

His next video game adventure, Donkey Kong BanzaIt is destined to launch on July 17, 2025, for the imminent Nintendo Switch 2. In the game, the team with Pauline to recover banana diamonds stolen from a crew of evil monkeys.

Between a new game and a probable solo film, it is sure to say: 2025 belongs to the king of the jungle.