Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The official summary for A Minecraft Movie reads, Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. I’m not sure I’ve seen worse trailers than the spots that ...

Ten years ago, the idea of a movie based on Minecraft, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, would have sounded like a setup for a joke about the current state of video game films. In 2025, though, ...

Jared Hess' mega-budget video game adaptation works best whenever you can tell that it was made by the director of "Napoleon Dynamite." Unsurprisingly — or, as someone with a fatal allergy to ...

There had been whispers of A Minecraft Movie for years, but when actual actors were attached and the film began receiving frequent updates, I was genuinely shocked. Not only would Jack Black play ...

From left: Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jason Momoa in 'A Minecraft Movie' Warner Bros/Legendary If anyone were to play two men deeply invested in the Overworld of A ...

Hear me out. I too rolled my eyes when A Minecraft Movie was announced. We're all tired of seeing Jack Black in video game movies — he was fine in Super Mario Bros., but good god Borderlands was a ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. A Minecraft Movie arrives in theaters this weekend, but the first ...