#Everything We Know About The Donkey Kong Movie So Far

Because the “Donkey Kong” movie will be a spin-off of the “Super Mario Bros.” movie, we can probably expect that many of the overlapping cast members will be set to return to DK Island proper. It has already been confirmed that Seth Rogen will reprise his role as the voice of that lovable King of Swing. No stranger to voice acting, Rogen has lent his to many animated characters throughout his career. We can only hope that he has what it takes to bring our favorite bongo-bashing, barrel-smashing ape to life.

Another possible cast member is Fred Armisen reprising his role as the crotchety but ever lovable Cranky Kong, Donkey’s grandfather and the original Donkey Kong from his arcade game days. Seemingly much more mellow in his old age, Cranky, while still fiesty, no longer harbors strong desires to hold princesses captive or flatten Mario (a.k.a Jumpman for the purists out there) with barrels. Armisen seems like a perfect fit to take Cranky’s place in his rickety wooden rocking chair, and we can only hope he’ll be up to the task if and when the time comes.

There’s no news yet on what other members of the Kong family might be set to make an appearance in the “DK” movie, but we can hope that other fan favorites like Diddy and Dixie Kong will be added to the film. After all, how do you even make a “Donkey Kong” movie without Dixie? If she isn’t your favorite Kong in the entire “DK” franchise, then you’re definitely playing the game wrong. I mean, her hair just has so much power!

We can probably also expect a healthy dose of the evil, banana-stealing Kremlings and their leader, King K. Rule, to show up and make a mess of things. And if I don’t have at least one animal buddy appearance — preferably Expresso the Ostrich, please — I will riot.

All that being said, there is still a long way to go before an actual cast gets announced. Right now, I will just rest easy knowing that DK himself already has a voice, and quietly hope that something as bizzare as my dream of Keanu Reeves voicing Funky Kong actually comes to fruition.