Minecraft (film)

Minecraft is an upcoming American adventure film based on the 2011 video game Minecraft by Mojang Studios. The film is directed by Jared Hess, written by Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer, and stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa, alongside Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Jennifer Coolidge, Kate McKinnon, and Jemaine Clement. Legendary Pictures, Mojang, and Vertigo Entertainment co-produced the film, which will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Plans for a Minecraft film adaptation were announced in February 2014 when Minecraft creator Markus Persson revealed that Mojang was in talks with Warner Bros. to develop the project, with Lee and Messick producing. During development, filmmakers Shawn Levy and Rob McElhenney were initially hired to direct, while writers Kieran and Michele Mulroney, Jason Fuchs, and Aaron and Adam Nee were attached. Peter Sollett was hired to write and direct the film in 2019, along with Allison Schroeder co-writing, but both left the project in 2022, with Hess hired as the new director and Momoa in talks to star. Further casting took place from May 2023 to January 2024. Filming began later that month in New Zealand and concluded in mid-April 2024.

Minecraft is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on April 4, 2025.
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