Fans can't work out what to make of A Minecraft Movie, an upcoming video game adaptation movie which is set to be one of the most talked-about summer blockbusters of 2025.
After having been teased and alluded to for a fair time now, things are getting official with the name revealed as A Minecraft Movie and a first teaser showing us what we can expect from the movie.
A Minecraft Movie is, as the name suggests, a big-screen adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time. The project has been long-expected with Minecraft's long history, and unlike The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it's set to be live action (instead of animated).
So here's everything we know about The Minecraft Movie right now.
A Minecraft Movie release date
A Minecraft Movie is set to be released on Friday, April 4, 2025 — that'll be one day less than two years to the day since the Mario Bros. Movie released, with Warner Bros. likely using the success of that movie adaptation as a template for its next one.
The movie will likely be a theatrical release, given the profile of the game, but it'll likely come to streaming service Max after it has finished in cinemas.
A Minecraft Movie trailer
An early teaser trailer for A Minecraft Movie was released in September, giving us a first glimpse at the art style of the movie as well as its main characters. You can see it below.
This is a relatively brief glimpse at the project and we'll likely see more trailers further down the line, including ones which tell us more about the world, the characters and the story of the project.
A Minecraft Movie cast
Several stars have been confirmed to star in this version of the Minecraft Movie.
First is Hollywood icon Jason Momoa, who's just starred in Fast X and is also known for playing Aquaman in plenty of DC movies, Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones and Duncan Idaho in Dune.
Joining Momoa in the main cast list are Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen.
Playing Steve, the avatar of the main player in the video game, is Jack Black, fresh off his latest video game adaptation The Super Maris Bros. Movie. Do we even need to introduce the man? He's been in plenty of hit comedies like School of Rock, Tropic Thunder, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, both recent Jumanji movies, Kung Fu Panda, Nacho Libre, the list goes on.
We also know that British comedy icon Matt Berry will be in the movie, he's been in plenty of hit comedies like Toast of London, The IT Crowd, House of Fools and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. American audiences likely know him more for his role in the TV adaptation of What We Do in the Shadows and for providing voices for the likes of Disenchantment, The Book of Boba Fett and The SpongeBob Movie.
The official description for A Minecraft Movie also lists Jennifer Coolidge in an undisclosed role.
IMDb also lists Pedro Pascal as being attached to the project, but it's not clear where this information is from.
A Minecraft Movie plot
A Minecraft Movie centers on four main characters (Momoa, Myers, Brooks and Hansen) who get whisked away from the real world into the Overworld, basically the Minecraft land.
There, they have to learn how to survive in this new world by using all of its new rules, and use these to fend off evil creatures and complete a quest with someone living in the land (Black).
Everything else we know about A Minecraft Movie
A Minecraft Movie was filmed in New Zealand, with production initiated in August 2023.
Curiously, the movie is set to be live-action with real actors, despite the game "Minecraft" having a distinctive animated look. From the trailer, you can see that it blurs live-action and animation in a distinctive way.
