Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster sandbox video game.

Sebastian Hansen, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Jennifer Coolidge also star in the story of four strangers who must find their way back home after being pulled into a cubic wonderland created by a doorknob salesman.

If anyone were to play two men deeply invested in the Overworld of A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black and Jason Momoa were good choices. Where video game adaptations with planned-out paths such as the fully animated A Super Mario Bros Movie or those like the Tron films that have an organization to the world-building and

When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty. He got to work alongside Jason Momoa, reunite with director Jared Hess and engulf himself into a beloved gaming universe.

Commentary: The fantastic bromance between Jack Black and Jason Momoa is one of the elements that make this movie thoroughly enjoyable for kids and parents alike.

Steve was the original human discoverer of the Overworld, or the cubic universe like that of the Minecraft video game. He tamed his beloved dog Dennis with the bone of a dead skeleton and left the Orb of Dominance behind on Earth for Garrett (Jason Momoa) to discover and Henry (Sebastian Hansen) to put together.

The latest IP to be mined into a Hollywood blockbuster is appropriately a video game that celebrates digging, “A Minecraft Movie.” Like “The Super Mario Bros.