It is a film adaptation coming from the very popular video game called Minecraft, titled "A Minecraft Movie," and it is scheduled to be released on April 4, 2025. The movie is directed by Jared Hess of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre fame, and it stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Eugene Hansen among a few others. The story revolves around four misfits who get transported into the Overworld, which is a cubic wonderland full of creative ideas and dangers like Piglins and Zombies. They need to learn how to survive in this new world and then find their way back home. Jack Black plays Steve Master Crafter in Minecraft. The film is set to be shot in Auckland, New Zealand, but promises to deliver a fun and imaginative adventure according to the spirit of the beloved game.
On September 4, 2024, a teaser trailer for the film was released set to The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour". Audience response to the teaser was received mixed, with some praising the CGI and others decrying the live-action approach. The original creator of Minecraft, Markus Persson, complimented the trailer on Twitter by stating: "Ok I'm in. Wow this is a weird feeling." A second trailer, set to MGMT's "Time to Pretend", was released on November 19, 2024, and scored a better reception than the first.
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Jack Black's version of Steve provides the character with his own comic twist in that way. According to producer Torfi Frans Olafsson, Black's version of Steve would come from "the humor we see in the Minecraft community through the years, like in YouTube videos and all their creations."
The film has been under development for years now with several directors and writers attached to the project. Filming began in mid-January 2024 in Auckland and finished by mid-April. Visual effects for the film have been provided by Sony Pictures Imageworks, WÄtÄ FX, and Digital Domain, with Dan Lemmon as the visual effects supervisor.
A Minecraft Movie is something that excites both Minecraft fans and moviegoers, with the expectation of seeing how some of the elements of the popular game become transformed into a live-action film.
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