After a decade of anticipation, we finally have a teaser for the live-action Minecraft movie. Warner Bros. released a video today, running just over one minute, offering the first glimpse of the long-awaited project. While it’s not much, it’s a promising sign that the movie is actually moving forward. The studio confirmed its previous release date target of April 4, 2025, for an exclusive theatrical debut. This is encouraging, especially after earlier planned release dates in May 2019 and March 2022 came and went without the movie. Still, the teaser gives us a bit of hope (or gullibility) this time around.
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After a revolving door of directors, the project has finally settled on filmmaker Jared Hess, best known for Nacho Libre. Hess is working with his former lead, Jack Black, who voices the iconic Minecraft character, Steve. The star-studded cast also includes Jason Momoa, Emma Meyers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen, and Jennifer Coolidge. In the teaser, Black’s character sets the tone, saying, “Anything you can dream about here, you can make.” Judging by the teaser, it seems like many of those dreams involve cartoony animals with disturbingly realistic teeth—did we learn nothing from the Sonic the Hedgehog controversy?
For those unfamiliar, Minecraft holds the title of the best-selling video game of all time, with over 350 million copies sold. The game was originally created by independent developer Mojang Studios, but in 2014, Microsoft acquired the studio and the Minecraft intellectual property for a staggering $2.5 billion. The game itself is an open-world sandbox with no defined objectives, allowing players to build whatever they can imagine. Over the years, the franchise has expanded with spin-off games offering more structured gameplay.
The journey to bring Minecraft to the big screen has been long and fraught with delays, with the movie first being announced in 2014—the same year Mojang was acquired by Microsoft. Now, nearly a decade later, the project seems poised to finally hit theatres.
