Jack Black Joins Live-Action Minecraft Movie, Reportedly As Steve
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<p>Jack Black has joined the cast of the in-development live-action <em>Minecraft</em> movie. Rumors about this casting popped up yesterday, January 2, with <em><a href=”https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-jack-black-1235693816/”>Deadline</a> </em>reporting that Black would play Steve (<em>the </em>Minecraft guy with the teal shirt and blue pants). Notably, Black starred as the villainous Bowser in <em><a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/movie-review/2023/04/04/the-super-mario-bros-movie-review-1-upping-the-rest”>The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a> </em>last year, giving us the instant-classic <a href=”https://youtu.be/imSefM4GPpE?si=g9B2AlqdsclJVf1G”>”Peaches,”</a> too. </p>
<p>Following that report, other outlets, like <i><a href=”https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jack-black-minecraft-movie-adaptation-1235859659/”>Variety</a></i>, further confirmed that Black would be starring in <em>Minecraft </em>alongside previously announced cast members like Jason Momoa (<i>Aquaman</i>,<i> Game of Thrones</i>), Danielle Brooks (<em>The Color Purple</em>), and Emma Myers (<em>Wednesday</em>). Black himself even nodded to the news in an Instagram post that showed him reading a <em>Minecraft Basics for Dummies</em> book. However, neither he nor the film’s various production companies, like Warner Bros. and Legendary, have confirmed <em>Deadline’s </em>report that he’s playing Steve. </p>
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<p><em>Variety </em>reports that this live-action Minecraft movie will go into production soon in New Zealand. Details of its story, however, remain under wraps. It is being directed by <em>Napoleon Dynamite</em> director Jared Hess, who worked with Black on 2006’s <em>Nacho Libre</em>. It is expected to hit theaters on April 4, 2025. </p>
<p>Developer Mojang and various film studios have tried to get a Minecraft movie off the ground for years now, going as far back as 2016. At that time, <i>It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s </i><a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/06/27/the-live-action-minecraft-movie-gets-a-release-date.aspx”>Rob McElhenney was set to direct a live-action take on the video game property</a>, with a release date set for 2019. That version of a live-action <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/02/29/minecraft-movie-will-be-aimed-at-the-jurassic-world-audience.aspx”>Minecraft movie was aimed at the Jurassic World audience</a>, according to its then-producer. However, years went by, and things changed. McElhenney, who replaced Shawn Levy as director, departed from the project, and <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/10/08/minecraft-movie-no-longer-has-a-release-date”>the film was delayed indefinitely</a> due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </p>
<p>Now, Hess is directing the movie for Warner Bros. and Legendary. </p>
<p>For more, read <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/movie-review/2023/04/04/the-super-mario-bros-movie-review-1-upping-the-rest”><em>Game Informer’s </em>review of <em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie</em></a>, and then catch up on the latest about <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/06/22/borderlands-movie-has-finished-filming-with-first-look-at-claptrap-in-action”>the in-development live-action <em>Borderlands</em> movie</a>, which will also feature <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/11/jack-black-will-voice-claptrap-in-borderlands-movie”>Black as the voice of Claptrap</a>. </p>
<p><em>[Source: <a href=”https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-jack-black-1235693816/”>Deadline</a>, <a href=”https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jack-black-minecraft-movie-adaptation-1235859659/”>Variety</a>]</em></p>
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