Despite a string of critical and commercial flops since 'Napoleon Dynamite,' Hess was handed $150 million to direct one of the biggest video game adaptations ever. And it paid off.

A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess has confirmed that work on a sequel is already underway following its record-breaking success.

The video game-based movie, which stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa, had been in development for years and has an extremely successful opening weekend.

A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess says the pic has taken on a life of its own. "Once the marketing over the last couple ...

After its digital release, we expect "A Minecraft Movie" to eventually stream on Max, the sibling streamer of Warner Bros. The studio's releases typically arrive on Max anywhere from 45 to 100 days ...

Director Jared Hess told Deadline that making a sequel would be "so much fun," adding that the world of Minecraft is ...

A Minecraft Movie follows four regular world humans (Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Hansen, and Emma Myers) as they ...

As it turns out, that also extends to the million-dollar budget of its Jack Black-starring movie – with its director Jared ...

A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess issues exciting update about sequel, including the major character that will appear.

The film opens with Steve (Jack Black), abandoning his life on Earth in favor of the Overworld, the cube-based Minecraft ...

After living a mostly low key career after he and wife Jerusha launched with the Sundance sensation Napoleon Dynamite in 2004 ...

Director Jared Hess puts a surprisingly specific and funny comic spin on A Minecraft Movie, before surrendering to the obligations of CG-driven, kid-friendly adventure.