The Super Mario Bros. Movie star Seth Rogen pitches a Donkey Kong Country spin-off. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is bringing classic Mario characters and lands to the big screen, including Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Island, which seems to be called the Jungle Kingdom in the animated movie. In Donkey Kong's big-screen debut, he is introduced as the stubborn heir to the Jungle Kingdom. Donkey Kong longs to impress his father, Cranky Kong, the ruler of the Jungle Kingdom and leader of the Kong Army.
Rogen voices Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie and seems interested in continuing the gorilla's story. In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Rogen shares his love for the Donkey Kong Country video game. Rogen also discusses why Donkey Kong Country is the right game to adapt for a Donkey Kong spin-off. Check out what Rogen had to say about Donkey Kong Country:
Donkey Kong Country, I really did love that game. And it's funny looking back on it because its look is not great by today's standards. But at the time, it was mind-blowing, the movement and how fast it was. It felt like a huge leap. I think there's probably more from Donkey Kong Country to mine one day.
Exploring The Jungle Kingdom In Donkey Kong Spin-Off
Donkey Kong's position as the heir to the Jungle Kingdom and desire to impress his father are the perfect setup for Donkey Kong Country. Assuming Donkey Kong impresses his father in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, he may be given more responsibility and hope to continue proving his worth. A Donkey Kong Country spin-off movie could be the perfect way to flesh out the Mario universe.
In the Donkey Kong Country video game, King K. Rool and the Kremlings, his crocodile army, steal the Kong's banana hoard. The game follows Donkey Kong as he and his nephew Diddy Kong are on a mission to defeat the Kremlings and take back their family's banana hoard. A Donkey Kong Country movie could further explore the Jungle Kingdom, introducing new characters and focusing on Donkey Kong as the lead character.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie will introduce a number of worlds from the Mario games, including the Mushroom Kingdom, the Jungle Kingdom, Bowser's Kingdom, and many others. This offers countless opportunities for spin-offs focusing on other characters like Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and the Penguin King. Donkey Kong, as a lead character in his own right, could be the perfect character to be at the center of his own corner of a potential Super Mario Bros. expanded cinematic universe.
