Jack Black, winner of “Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program,” poses within the press room through the 2nd Annual Children and Family Emmy Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on December 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
| Photo Credit: EMMA MCINTYRE
Actor Jack Black has joined the solid of Warner Bros and Legendary’s Minecraft, a live-action movie primarily based on the favored online game from the studio.
Black joins Aquaman star Jason Momoa in addition to actors Emma Myers and Danielle Brooks within the mission, which shall be directed by Jared Hess of Napoleon Dynamite fame, reported Variety.
The particulars of the movie’s plot in addition to the important thing characters have been stored below wraps. The movie will quickly begin capturing in New Zealand and launch in US theatres on April 4, 2025.
Minecraft, a product of the Swedish studio Mojang, debuted in 2011 and permits gamers to make use of blocks to create constructions and worlds.
The sport turned a sensation, reaching 100 million customers just some years after launch and serving to spark Microsoft to amass Mojang for USD 2.5 billion in 2014.
Warner Studios has been growing a mission primarily based on the sport for years, with Shawn Levy and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney amongst those that have been connected to direct.
Black is not any stranger to starring in motion pictures primarily based on video video games. He beforehand starred in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Jumanji: The Next Level and also will be seen in Lionsgate’s upcoming Borderlands.
His upcoming movie is Kung Fu Panda 4, through which he reprises his fan-favourite position of Po. The animated movie will arrive in theatres globally in April.