The Minecraft Movie just got its first trailer and it’s a little cursed, even with all the star power

The Minecraft Movie stars plenty of big names, but the CGI animals are definitely cursed.

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It was only a matter of time beforeMinecraftattempted to make the jump to the big screen, especially after the recent success of movie adaptations for Mario and Sonic. We’ve known it was in the works for a while, with the last updateconfirming legendary actor Jack Black starring as Minecraft’s infamous Steve, and now we finally have our very first look at what this movie will actually be.

And… It’s a little cursed, for sure, but maybe that’s perfect.

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by Jared Hess, most known for his previous movies like Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, ‘A Minecraft Movie’ appears to follow a group of wayward humans lost in the mystical and very obviously computer-generated world of Minecraft. Alongside Jack Black as Steve, we get our first look at Jason Mamoa looking beautifully quirky and the rest of the human cast, including Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Eugene Hansen.

It’s hard to pay attention to them when you have a horrifying pink sheep screaming in your face, though.

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A Minecraft Movie, because why not?

There’s still a lot of information we’re missing about the Minecraft movie adaptation, including what exactly its plot and tone will be, but this first trailer gives us exponentially more than we had before. ‘A Minecraft Movie’ appears to be another example of “Oh no, we’re trapped in this unfamiliar world and we need to struggle to return home,” with our human cast being awe struck by the colorful, gently cursed Minecraft world.

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We see a pink sheep, a wolf, a creeper, a llama, and lots of piglins, and they’re all a terrifying mesh of fur, flesh, and cubes. It’s basically what I expected from a live action movie, and it honestly may help the movie find its niche among the weird. I know my daughter, at the very least, is going to drag me out to see it, and I have to admit I’m curious myself just how they’re going to try and make this work. The Minecraft movie has been in the works foryearsat this point, so there has to be something here, right?

Either way, we don’t have to wait any longer than we already knew we would. The preexisting release date of Apr. 4, 2025 still stands with the first trailer, so we’ll all be able to witness Jack Black more or less just be his awesome self while surrounded by weirdly square creatures in a little over six months. If you’d like to learn everything else we know about the movie, you can check out our in-depth’A Minecraft Movie' FAQ.

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Oh, and in case you missed it, Minecraft is getting a second media adaptation. In addition to seeing ‘A Minecraft Movie’ in theaters and IMAX next year, thestudio behind shows like Sonic Prime and Carmen Sandiego is also partnering with Mojang Studios and Netflix to create a Minecraft animated series. Minecraft was already in video games, music, books, toys, LEGO, and more — soon, it’ll be a live-action movie and an original cartoon.

I still think that llama at the end of the trailer may be in my nightmares tonight.

Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter@BoddyZachary.