A Minecraft Movie

A Minecraft Movie

Type	Film
Directed by	Jared Hess
Screenplay by	Chris Bowman Hubbel Palmer Neil Widener Gavin James Chris Galletta
Story by	Allison Schroeder Chris Bowman Hubbel Palmer
Produced by	Jon Berg Cale Boyter Vu Bui Roy Lee Jill Messick Jason Momoa Torfi Frans Olafsson Mary Parent
Starring	Jack Black Jason Momoa Sebastian Eugene Hansen Emma Myers Danielle Brooks Jennifer Coolidge
Cinematography	Enrique Chediak
Edited by	James Thomas
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Production companies	Mojang Studios Vertigo Entertainment Legendary Pictures On the Roam Domain Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Date	March 30, 2025 (Empire Leicester Square) April 4, 2025 (North America) April 3, 2025 (Brazil, Ukraine) Starting April 2, 2025 (Worldwide)
Length	101 minutes
Rating(s)	US: PG UK: PG

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Theatrical release poster

A Minecraft Movie is an upcoming adventure comedy film based on the video game Minecraft, directed by Jared Hess and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galletta, based on a story by Allison Schroeder, Bowman, and Palmer.

Development on the film began in February 2014 when creator Markus Persson announced that the film was in development at Warner Bros. Pictures, however the film ultimately did not leave the pre-production phase until April 2022, when it was reported that Jared Hess was set to direct the film and Jason Momoa was attached to star. Further casting was announced between May 2023 and January 2024, with principal photography beginning that month and wrapping in April 2024.

A Minecraft Movie is slated to premiere at the Empire Leicester Square in London on March 30, 2025, and will be released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4, 2025.

Synopsis

“	Four misfits—Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers) and Dawn (Brooks)—find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like piglins and zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative... the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.	„
	— Warner Bros. Pictures and Mojang Studios

According to the movie's publisher in China, Legendary East, the movie will be "retro-themed". The protagonists will be assigned random tasks, and they will experience both Survival and Creative modes.

Cast

• Jack Black as Steve, the first human to discover the Overworld, having developed a passion for mining since his childhood.
• Jason Momoa as Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison, a "video game world champion" from 1989 that can't seem to move on from his previous fame.
• Sebastian Eugene Hansen as Henry, the younger brother of Natalie. He is shown as a modder in A Minecraft Movie and the one holding the Earth Cube when he first entered the game's world.
• Danielle Brooks as Dawn.​
• Emma Myers as Natalie, Henry's older sister whom is struggling to live independently.
• Jennifer Coolidge as Marlene.
• Rachel House as Malgosha, the leader of the piglins.

Additionally, Kate McKinnon and Jemaine Clement have been cast in undisclosed roles. YouTuber Valkyrae is also set to be cast in an undisclosed cameo role.

Production

Development

On February 27, 2014, Notch posted on Twitter that Mojang Studios' partnership with Warner Bros. about a Minecraft film was being "leaked", saying that he wanted to be the one to leak it out. That same day, it was reported that Roy Lee and Jill Messick were added as producers.

On October 8, 2014, Vu Bui stated that the movie was in "its early days of development", saying that it was a "large-budget production" and that it was planned to release within three to four years. Later that same month, it was reported that Shawn Levy would direct the film, but soon left the project along with Kieran and Michele Mulroney, who were serving as writers, due to creative differences and scheduling conflicts. It was reported that Levy and the Mulroney's vision for the film didn't mesh well with what Mojang was looking for. Levy would later state in an interview that he envisioned a Minecraft film as an adventure movie with a Goonies flair.

On July 21, 2015, Vu Bui announced that Rob McElhenney would serve as the director of the film.

On June 27, 2016, Mojang Studios announced the title and release date for Minecraft: The Movie by showing the front cover of the script and publicly announcing a release date of May 24, 2019.

On October 13, 2016, it was reported that Jason Fuchs would be writing the script alongside McElhenney.

On February 7, 2018, producer Jill Messick committed suicide at age 50, making Minecraft: The Movie the last movie she worked on.

On August 3, 2018, it was reported that Rob McElhenney and Jason Fuchs were replaced by writing duo Aaron and Adam Nee. The film was taken off the release schedule as a result of the replacement. McElhenney would later state that his vision of the film was budgeted at $150 million, and that studios in Vancouver were booked for filming, but it "slowly died on the vine" when studio head Greg Silverman was replaced by Toby Emmerich, who had a different vision for the film.

On January 3, 2019, it was reported that Jim Berney has been appointed for the film's visual effects. Later that same month, it was reported that Peter Sollett would write and direct the film, with Jon Berg being added as a producer, and Jon Spaihts being added as an executive producer, along with information about the plot revolving around the Ender Dragon destroying the Overworld. This information would be confirmed the following April in a blog post made on the Minecraft website, announcing that the film would be released on March 4, 2022.

On June 24, 2019, it was reported that Allison Schroeder would be writing the latest script for the film.

On April 18, 2022, it was reported that Jared Hess would direct the film, along with Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer writing the latest script. Lydia Winters and Mary Parent were also added as producers, while Cale Boyter was also added as an executive producer. Hess would later state that he would be attempting to avoid "an ugly Sonic situation", referencing the first trailer for the first Sonic the Hedgehog film, and said that he wouldn’t want to disappoint anyone regarding his vision for the film.

On April 5, 2023, it was reported that the film is now slated to release on April 4, 2025.

On May 23, 2023, it was reported that Jason Momoa and Torfi Frans Olafsson were added as producers.

On January 14, 2024, Jared Hess would confirm in an interview that Grant Major had been hired to work on production design for the film.

Casting

In November 2016, it was reported that Steve Carell was in talks to star in the film, but left the project due to scheduling conflicts.

In April 2022, it was reported that Jason Momoa was in talks to star in the film.

In May 2023, it was reported that Matt Berry was in talks to star in the film.

In November 2023, it was reported that Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen were in talks to star in the film as the characters Dawn and Henry, respectively. The following month, it was reported that Emma Myers was also in talks to star. Jack Black would later join the cast as Steve in January 2024 alongside Jennifer Coolidge, Kate McKinnon, and Jemaine Clement.

Filming

The photo posted on Instagram showing Momoa, Black and other members marking the occasion filming finished.

In June 2023, it was reported that filming was slated to begin in August 2023 in New Zealand, however it was delayed to January 2024 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Filming officially began that month and wrapped on April 12, 2024, with Jason Momoa posting a photo of some of the cast and crew on Instagram to mark the occasion.

Post-production

Sony Pictures Imageworks, Wētā FX, and Digital Domain will provide visual effects for the film, alongside Dan Lemmon serving as visual effects supervisor. James Thomas is the film's editor.

Music

In September 2024, it was announced that Mark Mothersbaugh would compose the score for the film.

Release

The film is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and is currently slated to release on April 4, 2025. It was originally scheduled to be released on May 24, 2019, but was then taken off the release schedule in August 2018 due to the aforementioned replacement of McElhenney and Fuchs. In April 2019, it was announced that the film would be released on March 4, 2022, but it was again taken off the release schedule in October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with The Batman taking its place. The movie then moved to its current release date of April 4, 2025 in April 2023.

Marketing

On September 4, 2024, a teaser trailer and a poster were released. These are what first revealed the film's title, characters, and look.

On September 28, 2024, at Minecraft Live, a talk about the film with Torfi Frans Ofalsson and Jared Hess was featured, as well as behind-the-scenes footage and a short clip from the film.

On November 18, 2024, a short behind the scenes video was released, along with a caption announcing a new trailer releasing on November 19.

On November 19, 2024, a full trailer and a second teaser poster were released.

On February 27, 2025, the final trailer and theatrical posters were released.

Videos

Trailers

Behind the scenes

Box office

As of March 7, 2025, A Minecraft Movie is projected to gross $55-75 million in the United States and Canada on its opening weekend.

Trivia

• A Minecraft Movie was briefly shelved during its development.
• On Twitter, Jeb teased that the piglins in the movie survive in the Overworld in the same way as the piglins from Minecraft Legends.
• In the second trailer for the film, a snippet of the song "Minecraft" by Minecraft composer Daniel Rosenfeld (C418) plays.

Gallery

Promotional artwork

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  Logo for the film

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  Logo for the film, including the release date.

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  Teaser poster featuring a close up of a creeper's face.

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  International teaser poster

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  Horizontal teaser poster

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  Teaser poster featuring a bee

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  Horizontal variation of the bee poster

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  Alternate horizontal bee poster

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  International bee poster

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  Theatrical release poster

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  Alternate square variation of theatrical release poster

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  Alternate horizontal theatrical release poster

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  Textless horizontal theatrical release poster

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  IMAX poster

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  RealD 3D poster

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  4DX poster

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  ScreenX poster

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  Poster released to notify that the film was set to release one month from then

Screenshots

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  The Overworld, as depicted in the movie.

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  Ditto, but cropped and with slight differences.

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  A pink sheep

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  Steve, as depicted in the movie.

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  Garrett using a crafting table.

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  Garrett

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  Dawn

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  A village

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  Piglins in the Nether looking at Steve. Malgosha can be seen in the background.

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  Piglins riding ghasts attacking a village.

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  A creeper behind Garrett, ready to explode.

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  An angry mob of various piglins, including General Chungus up front.

Behind-the-scenes

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  Front cover of an early iteration of the script, with the working title "Minecraft: The Movie".

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  Jack Black "preparing" for his role.

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  Cast and director after filming.

Concept artwork

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  Villager

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  Spider

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  Minecart

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  Crafting Table

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  Sword

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  Gargoyle

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  Elytra

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  Blaze

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  Ocelot

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  Chicken

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  Enderman

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  Enderman

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  Iron Golem

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  Skeleton

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  Villager

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  Villager

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  Zombie

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  Pig

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  Ender Dragon

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  Dragon Head

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  Ender Dragon

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  Ender Dragon

Storyboards

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  A human in the End.

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  A human removing their hood.

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  A human's hood being down, revealing their hair.

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  A human looking up.

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  An enderman getting agitated.

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  An enderman teleporting behind a human and leveling an attack.

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  An enderman getting slashed by a human.

External links

• Official movie site.
• A Minecraft Movie on minecraft.net.
• A Minecraft Movie on Wikipedia.