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Minecraft Movie Trailer Gives First Official Look at Jack Black’s Steve, Jason Momoa’s The Garbage Man, and More
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Minecraft Movie Trailer Gives First Official Look at Jack Black’s Steve, Jason Momoa’s The Garbage Man, and More

The debut trailer for the Minecraft movie is now available, giving fans their first official look at the live-action adaptation.

Warner Bros.’ A Minecraft Movie, directed by Jared Hess, is the first-ever live-action adaptation of Minecraft, officially the best-selling video game of all time with a staggering 300 million copies sold.

The CGI-heavy film stars Jack Black as “expert crafter” Steve, also known as the playable character in the Minecraft video game. Wednesday’s Emma Myers, The Color Purple’s Danielle Brooks, Just Mercy’s Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge star in the film, alongside Aquaman actor Jason Momoa.

The story follows four misfits – Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers) and Dawn (Brooks) – who find themselves in the world of Minecraft and must protect it from Piglins and Zombies on a mission to return home.

Here is the official text:

Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity isn’t just about crafting—it’s about survival! Four misfits—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers), and Dawn (Brooks)—are struggling with everyday problems when they’re suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies) while embarking on a magical quest with an unlikely expert tinkerer, Steve (Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and reconnect with the qualities that make them uniquely creative… the skills they’ll need to thrive in the real world once again.

Black is of course no stranger to video game adaptations, having voiced Bowser in 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for which he earned a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for his ode to Princess Peach. Black too played Claptrap in the disastrous Borderlands film. A Minecraft film will be released in North America in theaters and IMAX on April 4, 2025, and internationally on April 2, 2025.

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].