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Jason Momoa to star in Minecraft movie from Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess

April 22, 2022 by Gary Collinson

There’s been several blocks in the road for Warner Bros. long-planned Minecraft movie, and it seems the studio is now prepping a fresh take on the adaptation of the video game phenomenon, this time with the added star power of the studio’s Aquaman, Jason Momoa.

As per THR, Momoa has signed on to lead the cast of Minecraft, which now has Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) in the director’s chair. Mary Parent (Dune) and Roy Lee (Godzilla vs. Kong) are producing, while Lydia Winters and Vu Bui of Minecraft developer Mojang Studios will executive produce.

Minecraft launched in 2011 and has gone on to become the bestselling video game title of all time with an incredible 238 million sales across all platforms and still attracts some 140 million monthly active users.

Warner Bros. and Mojang first began developing a Minecraft film adaptation in 2014, with Shawn Levy (Free Guy), Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Aaron and Adam Nee (The Lost City) and Peter Sollett (Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist) all attached to direct at one point or another.

It remains to be seen whether this latest iteration will break the mould, but it’s likely to be Warner’s last attempt as the rights will reportedly revert back to Mojang in January 2023 if the studio hasn’t managed to get production up and running by that point.

 

Originally published April 22, 2022. Updated April 23, 2022.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Jared Hess, Jason Momoa, Minecraft

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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