The Minecraft movie has a plot and a new director - Variety

[SuikerBrood]

Peter Sollett has been brought on to write and direct Warner Bros.' long-anticipated film adaptation of the popular video game "Minecraft."

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Based on the globally popular video game, the story follows a teenage girl and her unlikely group of adventurers who, after the malevolent Ender Dragon sets out on a path of destruction, must save their beautiful, blocky Overworld.

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https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-sollett-warner-bros-minecraft-1203105640/


Kinda.. generic? Let's see what will come from this. They've been planning on making a Minecraft movie since 2014. But this one is stated for 2019.. don't think that's gonna happen. The IP still holds enough strength.

 

[Ryan.]

Sounds really similar to the premise of the Telltale game, just substitute the dragon.

 

[icyflamez96]

I've seen my nephews play enough of Minecraft Story Mode to see how a movie could work.

 

[LewieP]

The Minecraft Movie should be directed by Charlie Kaufman and centre around the game's creator's life after selling the game to Microsoft.

 

[Kalentan]

Sound similar to Minecraft Story Mode. At least from what I played of Episode 1.

 

[HStallion]

But will it be choose your own adventure?

 

[SuikerBrood]

The Minecraft Movie should be directed by Charlie Kaufman and centre around the game's creator's life after selling the game to Microsoft.

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Please no. Don't give that man any attention.

 

[pswii60]

This reminds me of when they tried to make a movie based on emojis.

 

[LewieP]

Please no. Don't give that man any attention.

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I would want it to be scathing and depressing.

 

[NightOnyx]

So no more Rob McElhenny? Too bad, I was looking forward to seeing what a Minecraft movie made by Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia would be like.

 

[ChoklitCow]

So no more Rob McElhenny? Too bad, I was looking forward to seeing what a Minecraft movie made by Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia would be like.

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That's literally the only reason I felt like anyone would want to see this (other than the targeted youth demographic).

 

[Deleted member 17388]

It could be fun, at least it doesn't seem an isekai or an origin/explanation story for the world itself.
It's the Minecraft world, there are adventures on it. Just like for the Detective Pikachu film, I think it's the right approach to start for these videogame films.

 

[Falchion]

The Lego Movie taught me that anything is possible.

 

[BocoDragon]

This movie's gonna happen eventually, whether it takes 1 year, 5 years, or 25 years (looking at you, Sonic)

 

[WillyFive]

As long as it uses an art style closer to the games or better, instead of the horrid looking Story Mode.

 

[Budi]

The Minecraft Movie should be directed by Charlie Kaufman and centre around the game's creator's life after selling the game to Microsoft.

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I'd be much, much more interested in this. Also written by Kaufman of course.