The upcoming Minecraft movie from Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Mojang, Microsoft, and Legendary Entertainment (I know there are a lot of companies credited) is expected to be released in 2025, so here’s more about the movie’s cast and creators New information has trickled out over the past few years.
The latest update comes from a report from Deadline, which suggests Jack Black to play Minecraft Steve in movie.
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Jack Black is no stranger to the silver screen, having recently given a stellar performance as the mighty Bowser in the Super Mario Bros. movie. That said, we can’t forget his work in School of Rock, his role as Po in Kung Fu Panda, and many other compelling performances.
Joining the Minecraft movie date cast so far are Aquaman’s Jason Momoa, Wednesday star Emma Miles, Sebastian Eugene Henson and Danielle Brooks. As for the producer behind the “Minecraft” movie, it has been confirmed that Jared Hess, who is most familiar with “Napoleon Dynamite”, will direct. Jared also happens to be the director of a relatively mid-career Jack Black movie, Nacho Libre, so here’s hoping the Minecraft movie is a little better than before.
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After the success of the Super Mario Bros. movies, it’s great news that Jack Black has stepped into a role that he can undoubtedly bring to life. He’s already set to appear in Kung Fu Panda 4 and the Borderlands movie later in 2024, so a 2025 Minecraft movie starring him is the icing on the cake in my opinion. That said, I don’t know how to breathe more life into Minecraft characters, but I’m certainly looking forward to seeing how Jack Black and the rest of the cast do it.
As of now, we still have no information about the plot of the Minecraft movie, so who knows if we’ll see Jack Black’s Steve get blown up by a reptile or succumb to a phantom after days without sleep. There are indeed rumors that the plot of the movie will be about a group of adventurers fighting an ender dragon, which makes a lot of sense, right?
A ragtag group of adventurers delving into the Nether and dealing with hordes of piglins…sounds like fun to me, but only time will tell if that’s the case.
Let us know what you think of the casting of Jack Black in the Minecraft movie and what you expect from this adaptation!
The Minecraft movie is expected to be released in 2025.