The Minecraft Movie's director says he has been "laughing my brains out" at the trend for audience members shouting out, jumping up and down, and in some cases throwing popcorn in the air during screenings. "It's way too funny," Jared Hess told the New York Times about fans' exuberant reactions to the film, some of which have been widely shared.

It’s safe to say that the “chicken jockey” line in A Minecraft Moviehas officially gone viral, and Jared Hess, director of the widely successful video game film, is okay with that. The fan reaction, mainly from the teenage crowd,

Minecraft movie director Jared Hess has broken his silence on the chaotic Chicken Jockey reactions, arguing it’s all just “hilarious.”