#Minecraft steve release date movie#

It was originally scheduled to be released on May 24, 2019, but was then taken off the release schedule in August 2018 due to the aforementioned replacement of McElhenney and Fuchs. Pictures and is currently slated to release on April 4, 2025. The film is being distributed by Warner Bros. In June 2023, it was reported that filming was slated to begin in August in New Zealand, however it has since been delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike (which ended on November 9th, 2023) it was also originally going to be filmed in spring 2024, but the filming is pushed up earlier to December 2023. On November 29, 2023, Pauline Chalamet was casted in the movie, the next day, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen were casted in. In May 2023, it was reported that Matt Berry is in talks to star in the film. In April 2022, it was reported that Jason Momoa is in talks to star in the film. In November 2016, it was reported that Steve Carell was in talks to star in the film, but left the project due to scheduling conflicts. On May 23, 2023, it was reported that Jason Momoa and Torfi Frans Olafsson were added as producers. On April 5, 2023, it was reported that the film is now slated to release on April 4, 2025. Lydia Winters and Mary Parent were also added as producers, while Cale Boyter was also added as an executive producer. On April 18, 2022, it was reported that Jared Hess would direct the film, along with Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer writing the latest script. On June 24, 2019, it was reported that Allison Schroeder would be writing the latest script for the film. This information would be confirmed the following April in a blog post made on the Minecraft website, announcing that the film would be released on March 4, 2022. Later that same month, it was reported that Peter Sollett would write and direct the film, with Jon Berg being added as a producer, and Jon Spaihts being added as an executive producer, along with information about the plot revolving around the Ender Dragon destroying the Overworld. On January 3, 2019, it was reported that Jim Berney has been appointed for the film's visual effects. McElhenney would later state that his vision of the film was budgeted at $150 million, and that studios in Vancouver were booked for filming, but it 'slowly died on the vine' when studio head Greg Silverman was replaced by Toby Emmerich, who had a different vision for the film. The film was taken off the release schedule as a result of the replacement. On August 3, 2018, it was reported that Rob McElhenney and Jason Fuchs were replaced by writing duo Aaron and Adam Nee.

#Minecraft steve release date movie#

On February 7, 2018, producer Jill Messick committed suicide at age 50, making Minecraft: The Movie the last movie she worked on. On October 13, 2016, it was reported that Jason Fuchs would be writing the script alongside McElhenney.

On June 27, 2016, Mojang Studios announced the title and release date for Minecraft: The Movie by showing the front cover of the script and publicly announcing a release date of May 24, 2019. On July 21, 2015, Vu Bui announced that Rob McElhenney would serve as the director of the film. Levy would later state in an interview that he envisioned a Minecraft film as an adventure movie with a Goonies flair. It was reported that Levy and the Mulroney's vision for the film didn't mesh well with what Mojang was looking for. Later that same month, it was reported that Shawn Levy would direct the film, but soon left the project along with Kieran and Michele Mulroney, who were serving as writers, due to creative differences and scheduling conflicts. On October 8, 2014, Vu Bui stated that the movie was in 'its early days of development', saying that it was a 'large-budget production' and that it was planned to release within three to four years. That same day, it was reported that Roy Lee and Jill Messick were added as producers. about a Minecraft film was being 'leaked', saying that he wanted to be the one to leak it out. On February 27, 2014, Notch posted on Twitter that Mojang Studios' partnership with Warner Bros. A teenage girl and her unlikely group of adventurers must save their beautiful, blocky Overworld after the malevolent Ender Dragon sets out on a path of destruction.