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Untitled Minecraft film
Directed byJared Hess
Based onMinecraft
by Markus Persson
Produced by
StarringJason Momoa
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • April 4, 2025 (2025-04-04)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

An upcoming American adventure film is being directed by Jared Hess and produced by Jill Messick (despite her death in 2018), Lydia Winters, Vu Bui and Roy Lee. Produced by Mojang Studios and Vertigo Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is based on the video game Minecraft by Mojang and stars Jason Momoa in the lead role.

Announced in February 2014, Markus Persson revealed that Mojang was in talks with Warner Bros. to develop a Minecraft film adaptation that was being produced by Lee and Messick. Several filmmakers, including Shawn Levy and Rob McElhenney, were initially hired to direct. However, Messick died in 2018, but she will be credited in the film. Peter Sollett was hired to write and direct the film in 2019, along with Allison Schroeder also writing it. By 2022, Sollett and Schroeder left the project, with Hess hired as the new director and Momoa was in talks to star in the film.

The film is currently scheduled to be released on April 4, 2025.

Plot

A teenage girl and her unlikely group of adventurers must save the Overworld after the Ender Dragon sets out on a path of destruction.

Cast

Production

In 2012, Mojang received offers from Hollywood producers who wanted to produce Minecraft-related TV shows; however, Mojang stated they would only engage in such projects when "the right idea comes along."[1]

Two years later, in February 2014, an attempt to crowdfund a fan film through Kickstarter was shut down after Markus 'Notch' Persson declined to let the filmmakers use the license, the given reason being that the Kickstarter was set up before any agreement with Mojang had been made.[2][3] That same month, Persson revealed that Mojang was in talks with Warner Bros. Pictures to develop an official Minecraft film to be produced by Roy Lee and Jill Messick.[4][5] In October 2014, Mojang COO Vu Bui stated that the movie was "in its early days of development", saying that it was a "large-budget" production, and also said that it might not be released until 2018.[6][7] That same month, Warner Bros. hired Shawn Levy to direct the film,[8] while in December, it was confirmed that Levy and writers Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney, who were developing the film together had left the project.[9]

In July 2015, it was announced that Warner Bros. had hired Rob McElhenney to direct the film. According to McElhenney, he had been drawn to the film based on the open-world nature of the game, an idea Warner Bros. had initially agreed with and provided him with a preliminary US$150 million budget for.[10][11] In 2016, early production started on the film, including having had given a release date of 24 May 2019 in June,[12] Jason Fuchs set to write the script in October,[13] and Steve Carell contracted to star as the voice of an unknown character in November.[14] McElhenney's Minecraft film "slowly died on the vine," and due to scheduling conflicts, he left the film in August 2018,[15] Aaron and Adam Nee were tapped to rewrite the script and the film was delayed as a result. No new director was announced at that time.[16]

In January 2019, Peter Sollett was announced to write and direct the film, featuring an entirely different story from McElhenney's version. Messick, who died in 2018, will be posthumously credited as producer.[17] In April 2019, Warner Bros. scheduled the new film to be released in theaters on 4 March 2022.[18][19] In June 2019, Allison Schroeder was hired to rewrite the script and co-write the story with Sollett.[20] In October 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted Warner Bros. to adjust its release schedule, including removing the Minecraft film from its planned release date.[21] Sollett instead directed Metal Lords, which was released exclusively on Netflix in April 2022. That same month, production on the Minecraft film was announced to be moving forward without Sollett and Schroeder, now with Jared Hess set to direct and Jason Momoa in early talks to star. The film was also confirmed to be live action.[22] Some sources also said that Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer would rewrite the script.[23][24] In early April 2023, it was reported that the film would release on 4 April 2025.[25]

Release

The untitled Minecraft film is set to be released theatrically in IMAX in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on 4 April 2025.[25][16][26] Initially it was scheduled to be released on 24 May 2019,[12] but on 26 April 2019, Warner Bros. delayed the film to 4 March 2022.[18][19] On 6 October 2020, Warner Bros. removed the film from the release schedule to avoid direct competition with The Batman and the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled for its current release date.[21]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Macy, Seth G (7 February 2014). "MINECRAFT MOVIE 'THE BIRTH OF MAN' NIXED BY NOTCH". IGN. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ Makuch, Eddie (10 February 2014). "Minecraft-inspired movie shut down". GameSpot. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ Nutt, Christian (February 27, 2014). "Minecraft movie in the works with Warner Bros". Gamasutra. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  5. ^ Busch, Anita (February 27, 2014). "Video Game Sensation 'Minecraft' Coming To The Big Screen As Warner Bros Acquires Rights; 'Lego's' Roy Lee And Jill Messick Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Minecraft Movie Is "Large-Budget," Might Not Arrive Until 2018". GameSpot. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  7. ^ Dredge, Stuart (9 October 2014). "Minecraft movie will be 'large-budget' but unlikely to arrive before 2017". The Guardian. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  8. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (October 16, 2014). "Shawn Levy Boards 'Minecraft' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (December 9, 2014). "Shawn Levy Leaves Warner Bros.' 'Minecraft' Film". Variety. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  10. ^ Bui, Vu (July 21, 2015). "We've chosen a director for the Minecraft movie!". Mojang. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  11. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (July 21, 2015). "Minecraft Movie Gets Director: 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Galuppo, Mia (27 June 2016). "Warner Bros.' 'Minecraft' Movie Gets Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (13 October 2016). "'Wonder Woman' Scribe Jason Fuchs to Write Latest Draft of 'Minecraft' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016.
  14. ^ Kroll, Justin (November 15, 2016). "Steve Carell in Talks to Join 'Minecraft' Movie at Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  15. ^ Gera, Emily (24 February 2020). "Always Sunny's Rob McElhenney explains what went wrong for his $150 Million Minecraft movie". VG247. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  16. ^ a b Umberto Gonzalez; Tony Maglio (August 3, 2018). "'Minecraft' Movie Delayed: Rob McElhenney Out as Director, Nee Brothers Tapped to Write (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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  20. ^ Borys Kit (June 24, 2019). "'Frozen 2' Co-Writer Allison Schroeder Tackling 'Minecraft' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  21. ^ a b Pamela McClintock; Aaron Couch (October 5, 2020). "'The Batman' Delays Release to 2022 as Warner Bros. Shuffles Calendar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  22. ^ Couch, Aaron (18 April 2022). "Jason Momoa to Star in 'Minecraft' Movie for Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  23. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 18, 2022). "Jason Momoa In Early Talks To Star In 'Minecraft'; Jared Hess Directing Video Game Adaptation For Warner Bros". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  24. ^ Forristal, Lauren (April 19, 2022). "HBO Max backs 'Minecraft' movie with 'Aquaman' star Jason Momoa". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Jason Momoa's 'Minecraft' Books April 2025 Release Date in Theaters". The Hollywood Reporter. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  26. ^ "IMAX and Warner Bros. Extend Deal to Include 12 More Films". ComingSoon.net. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
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