Jason Momoa-Led 'Minecraft' Movie Adaptation Sets Filming Start Date

Warner Bros.' highly anticipated live-action Minecraft film, based on the popular video game series of the same name, is slated to begin filming on Aug. 7, 2023, according to a report from Production List. This gives the film plenty of wiggle room prior to its scheduled release date of April 4, 2025.

While details remain slim, Production List reports that Minecraft will begin filming in New Zealand, though the length of the shoot remains unclear. Also unclear are any of the major plot points of the film, though a logline from Warner Bros. states, "The malevolent Ender Dragon sets out on a path of destruction, prompting a young girl and her group of unlikely adventurers to set out to save the Overworld." The film will star Jason Momoa in the lead role.

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The film will be based on the popular video game franchise from Swedish studio, Mojang, which allows users to build a blocky, three-dimensional world while also crafting items, collaborating with other players, and fending off enemies. Minecraft will be directed by Jared Hess, known for helming the films Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre.

However, McElhenney would also leave the project amidst reports that the studio's vision for the film had changed. Yet another director would be found in Peter Sollett, who helmed Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Sollett would also eventually part ways, though, and Warner Bros. would finally tap Hess to direct after a series of release date pushbacks and trouble getting an actor attached to the film. Hess will direct from a script by Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer.

Minecraft is slated to arrive in theaters on April 4, 2025. Check out Collider's interview with Momoa for Dune below:

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