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A Minecraft Movie's director reveals what his favorite secrets in the film are – and discusses the "hilarious" scene he was sad to leave out.
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Reviews were mixed. Hollywood in general, and Warner Bros. in particular, badly needed a hit.

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'We weren't able to do it': A Minecraft Movie's Jared Hess explains why one of its funniest scenes isn't in the final cut
A Minecraft Movie's director reveals what his favorite secrets in the film are – and discusses the "hilarious" scene he was sad to leave out.
A Minecraft Movie Director Jared Hess Opens Up About The Post-Credits Scene: “Just Being Able To Find…”
Director Jared Hess recently opened up about the post-credits scene of A Minecraft Movie. Here’s what he said!
Jared Hess talks turning Minecraft into an 'epic, hilarious adventure' movie
Glendale-born director Jared Hess is known for his debut film "Napoleon Dynamite." How he stretched his creative legs with "A Minecraft Movie."
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Arrives as a Surprise Box Office Smash
Weekend ticket sales will total $157 million, analysts said, nearly double the expected amount, ending a Hollywood dry spell.
Audience digs ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Hollywood needed “A Minecraft Movie” to be a hit, and it delivered in its opening weekend, significantly narrowing this year’s box office deficit.
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In clips purportedly taken from this unbaked version of the movie, you can see Jack Black’s Steve dancing around in surreal and empty landscapes, surrounded by oddly shaky Minecraft creatures who lack the polish (and weird shininess) that’s been applied to basically everything in the finalized take of Jared Hess’ movie.
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Get to know the characters of 'A Minecraft Movie'
Meet the quirky characters of "A Minecraft Movie," starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, and Danielle Brooks, as they journey into the Overworld. Find out which character you relate to! Now showing in cinemas.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Stars and Director Unpack Its Songs and ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ References
As it turns out, quite a bit. With llamas, tater tots, and Idaho setting and a washed-up high school legend at its heart, “A Minecraft Movie” draws on much of director Jared Hess ’ humor from his feature debut two decades ago.
Minecraft Made a Lotta Money in Theaters This Weekend
After what’s been like a decade and several shifting creative teams, Warner Bros. has finally gotten its Minecraft movie out in theaters. With the trailers being what they were, no one was entirely sure how this one would do. As it turns out, it’s doing better than expected.
Bigger budget, same ‘dorkiness’: Jared Hess on bringing ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ vibes to ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Jared Hess didn’t know what to expect when his first feature film, a movie about a lanky, Tater Tot-loving teen, made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Partway through the first screening of “Napoleon Dynamite,
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Believe It or Not, ‘A Minecraft Movie’s Director Earned an Oscar Nomination for This Incredibly Dark Film
Minecraft and the Oscars aren't exactly two words you'd expect to see written in the same sentence, which is what makes it all the more impressive that the mind behind Hollywood's latest video game adaptation previously worked on a short film that was up for an Academy Award.
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A Minecraft Movie Blasts Off With Bigger-Than-Mario Opening, Becomes Biggest All-Time For A Video Game Movie
Only three previous movies in history that opened in April had a bigger Friday than A Minecraft Movie in the US--these include Avengers: Endgame ($157.4 million), Avengers: Infinity War ($106.3 million), and Furious 7 ($67.4 million).
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A Minecraft Movie delivers the biggest opening weekend since Deadpool & Wolverine
Make sure you have your chicken jockey ready because A Minecraft Movie is the first major hit of 2025. The video game adaptation from Jared Hess took the box office by storm this weekend, landing itself the best opening of the year and the best opening weekend box office haul since last year’s Deadpool &
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A Minecraft Movie’s nod to Nacho Libre wasn’t even intentional
Before Jack Black yearned for the mines in A Minecraft Movie, he was wrestling more than a chicken jockey… and it still shows.
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