Direct From Hollywood With Ryan Seacrest: Jack Black Makes 'Minecraft'

Minecraft director Jared Hess thinks he knows why the movie is making fans so happy: Jack Black! When Jared got the gig, he knew his Nacho Libre collaborator was the right man for the job. Find out why here.

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Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Movies with adaptive video
games seem to be a guaranteed hit these days, with
Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog all leading to
massive box office returns, but there is one factor that's
traditionally make or break. The properties tend to rely on
having a pre existing main character because adaptations without one
have generally flopped. That is, until Minecraft came along. It's

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already become the biggest film of the year without the
familiar hero for audiences to root Forso director Jared Hess
relied on something else, Jack Black. They previously collaborated on
Nacho Libre, where Jared learned firsthand how immensely talented his
lead star was, so he knew he could carry Minecraft,
he tells Indie Wire. Look, I put Jack Black in
my top five greatest athletes of all time. That dude

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can do anything physically. He's got some of the best
pipes in the world. He's unbelievable, and he's just a
big kid. He's always held that then he's never changed.
That energy became the heartbeat of the film. Best director
Jared Hess's on Jack Black. Their collaboration Minecraft is now
playing that's direct from Hollywood.