The Tyranny of Donkey Kong is a 2021 American monster film based on the NES game Donkey Kong and the Nintendo Games character of the same name. Written and Directed by Matt Reeves, the film stars Andy Serkis as the titular character, along with Jack Black, Nicholas Cage, Mila Kunis, and Jimmy Vee, with Lou Ferrigno physically portraying the character. The Tyranny of Donkey Kong was released theatrically on November 2nd, 2021; it grossed over $491 against a budget of $519 million, becoming the highest grossing film based on a Nintendo character. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with many highlighting Reeves' direction, action sequences, visual effects, faithfulness and the performances of Serkis and Black, but criticized its runtime and overuse of CGI. A sequel entitled The Tyranny of Donkey Kong 2 was released a year later, which was a critical and commercial failure, while a third sequel was released in 2024, to critical and commercial success, all three films constituting the Donkey Kong Trilogy.
