“Minecraft” cast expands with the addition of Jack Black

A live-action film adaptation project for a video game Minecraft After Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Daniel Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen already, casting opens up for Jack Black. The 54-year-old actor, comedian and musician previously worked with director Jared Hess on the project. Dance free. Additionally, he is not new to video game adaptations for the screen.

Jack Black played the role of Bowser Super Mario Bros., the movie

(second highest grossing feature film of 2023). He was also inside Jumanji, next level And the action adapted from the video game will be in the film Borderlandsis scheduled for August.

If we don’t know much about future movie Minecraft, specifically who wrote the screenplay, although we do know that Jack Black will play a character named Steve. The project has been in the works for several years and seems complicated to put together, with several names of directors floating around over time. Diversity.

“Minecraft” gold mine

Minecraft Created in 2011 by Swedish game designer Markus “Notch” Guy with developer Mojang Studios. Extremely popular and engaging, it is “one of the best-selling games in history and has over 140 million monthly users.” By October 2023, sales were estimated at 300 million copies. It was acquired by Microsoft in 2014 for $2.5 billion, which turned it into a multimedia franchise with games and related products.

Warner Bros., who had the rights to the film project until 2023, will produce the adaptation. Jason Momoa, with his company On the Rome, is financially involved and co-produced.

Was waiting for filming Minecraft In New Zealand, and the release of the film scheduled for April 2025, Jack Black will continue his musical activities with a tour of Europe with his heavy metal band Tenacious D.