It’s impossible to deny that Minecraft is a juggernaut IP, but is it ironclad enough to withstand the withering potential of box office failure? Whether anyone wants to or not, we’re all going to find out on April 4th, 2025, which is when A Minecraft Movie will arrive in theaters.
The film’s cast features Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen, and Jennifer Coolidge, with Ninety-Five Senses and Nacho Libre director Jared Hess in the big chair in what looks like an isekai movie because that concept worked real well for Monster Hunter.
“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: the bizarre, blocky wonderland that we know and
mine extensivelylove. 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.”
The teaser trailer that debuted today is already receiving plenty of tilted heads and perked eyebrow responses from fans along with lots of jokes about the movie’s visuals. However, there is one reply that might encapsulate most people’s reactions: “Looks terrible we’ll be watching no matter what.”
