A few days ago, Warner Bros. officially launched the teaser trailer for the live action adaptation of Minecraft, A Minecraft Movie, which will be released next year. However, who would have guessed that the launch of the teaser trailer for the film adaptation of the legendary game would actually cause sharp criticism from various circles.
The movie features many stars, such as Jason Momoa, Jack Black, and Emma Myers. For your information, the trailer for A Minecraft Movie has received 31 million views on the official Warner Bros. Pictures YouTube channel.
Minecraft is one of the most popular games in the world, which makes it highly desirable. Therefore, Warner Bros. decided to make a live action movie based on the game developed by Mojang, and it will be released in 2025.
Minecraft Movie Teaser Trailer
Unfortunately, the trailer received mixed reactions, although negative comments dominated. Some positive reviews state that the movie has the potential to be interesting.
Since Minecraft doesn’t have a clear storyline, the writers of the movie had the freedom to be as creative and direct the story as they wanted.
Unfortunately, in the comments section of the Warner Bros. YouTube channel, most of the reactions from fans were not very positive towards the movie. While they don’t call it a bad movie, they do think that the Minecraft movie is similar to the Jumanji movie.
Some people also criticized the way they presented the live action version of the famous character in the game, Steve, played by Jack Black.
Jack Black is a famous Hollywood actor and voice actor who often appears in movies that adapt video games. In the released trailer, we see Jack Black playing the famous character from Minecraft, Steve.
However, instead of receiving praise, the actor’s performance was criticized and protested by fans who felt that he didn’t fit the character. They saw little similarity between Jack Black and Steve, especially in the iconic blue outfit he wore.
Not up to Fans’ Expectations
The A Minecraft Movie movie project itself has been in development for the past 10 years. This has led to many people being curious about how the movie will turn out. So most fans felt that the project didn’t live up to their expectations.
Fans were hoping that the movie would be faithful to the game. However, after the trailer was released yesterday, some fans felt disappointed that their expectations were not met after waiting for 10 years.
A Minecraft Movie seeks to adopt a similar approach to the Jumanji movies (1995-2019), rather than following the LEGO movie concept.
Some fans feel that this application is not right for the movie. They fear that A Minecraft Movie will be a complete failure, similar to what the movie adaptation of the game Borderlands (2024) experienced.
Underwent Two Director Changes
The A Minecraft Movie movie project experienced a long production period, partly due to two changes in director. The initial director appointed to direct the production was Shawn Levy. However, he decided to step down due to differences in vision with the game developers, according to a report from Variety.
The director’s chair moved to Wrexham United club owner Rob McElhenney before eventually falling to Jared Hess. This behind-the-scenes drama casts doubt on the future of A Minecraft Movie. Movie failures due to director changes are quite common in the Hollywood film industry.
