Mario Movie Team Returns For A Donkey Kong Film, Listing Reveals

In a twist of fate, Universal and Nintendo have together submitted a copyright application (through IGN) for an upcoming “Donkey Kong movie.” This is quite ironic since decades ago, these two entities found themselves in court disputes over whether Donkey Kong resembled King Kong. However, the tides turned in Nintendo’s favor when their legal team successfully argued that Universal had previously claimed King Kong was part of the public domain.