Key Takeaways
- The teaser for A Minecraft Movie features Jack Black as Steve.
- Fans get a glimpse of the Minecraft world with an invasion of Piglins.
- The movie marks another video game adaption featuring Jack Black.
The first-ever teaser trailer for A Minecraft Movie is finally here, giving Minecraft fans a taste of what the upcoming film will look like and showing off one of its main stars, Jack Black, in costume as the iconic Steve. The film, which promises to bring various elements from Minecraft into live-action, also stars Jason Momoa and will be the franchise’s first-ever big-screen appearance when it releases on April 4, 2025.
Minecraft is undoubtedly one of the biggest video games of all time, topping the list of the bestselling video games ever and eventually receiving ports to a bunch of different platforms. The game has even seen a few spin-offs, like the dungeon-crawling RPG Minecraft Dungeons and the short-lived tower defense title Minecraft Legends, both of which introduced various narrative elements to the game’s world.
Now, Minecraft is set to make its big-screen debut with A Minecraft Movie next year on April 4, and finally received its first official trailer on YouTube, giving fans a glimpse of what the game will look like in live action. The plot appears to involve an invasion of Piglins from the Nether, but the biggest takeaway for fans is the first full appearance of Jack Black as Steve, who has served as one of the main mascots from Minecraft for over a decade.
Minecraft Movie Trailer Gives First Look at Jack Black as Steve
While it is unclear how exactly his character factors into the plot, Jack Black’s depiction of Steve stays true to his look in the game, featuring a green t-shirt, blue pants, and a beard. In addition, the trailer shows a group of real-world humans, played by Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Daniel Brookes, and Sebastian Eugene Hansen, who seemingly find themselves stranded in the world of Minecraft and run into some of its eccentric mobs and characters, including Steve.
A Minecraft Movie serves as Jack Black’s third consecutive appearance in a video game adaptation, as the actor also provided voice work to portray Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023. He then lent his voice to the Borderlands film adaptation just this year, which proved to be a huge financial flop and largely failed to impress fans of the series.
In any case, A Minecraft Movie gives Jack Black another shot at a video game adaptation when it releases next year, giving fans their first taste of the iconic survival game in live action. While the teaser trailer has little to go on as far as the film’s plot goes, fans are likely to get a lot more information as the movie gets closer to release.
