Super Mario Bros Interview: Seth Rogen’s Hopes for Donkey Kong Spinoff

One of the key players in Universal Pictures’ The Super Mario Bros. Movie is also one of Nintendo’s earliest video game creations, Donkey Kong, voiced in the film by buddy comedy king, Seth Rogen. Rogen tells Collider’s Perri Nemiroff that the gorilla was pitched as “kind of a showboat” who’s dealing with his own insecurities when Mario, voiced by Chris Pratt, enlists Donkey Kong’s help to track down his brother, Luigi (Charlie Day). In the highly-anticipated adaptation of one of Nintendo’s most successful franchises, The Super Mario Bros. Movie finds Mario in a mysterious, magical world separated from his brother. When Luigi is captured by Bowser (Jack Black) who, once again, is dead set on conquering the realm, Mario joins forces with the Mushroom Kingdom ruler, Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy), to train up and face off with Bowser and his minions. In order to prepare for the final battle, Mario takes on challenging new landscapes, utilizes power-ups, and hones his skills with competitors like Do