The Minecraft film casts Jack Black hot off of The Super Mario Bros Movie
Jan. 2, 2024Jack Black is set to play Steve in the live-action adaptation
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Jack Black is playing Steve in the live-action Minecraft movie – and we’re not kidding.
PerDeadline, Black is set to join the film as Steve. In the original game, Steve is a voiceless, personality-free avatar that players can select from among an array of skins, so the door is wide open for whatever Black wants to do with the character. The cast also includes Jason Momoa, Emma Myers (Wednesday), Daniele Brooks (Peacemaker), and Sebastion Eugene Hansen (Just Mercy).
Black starred as supervillain Bowser in the highly successful Super Mario Bros. Movie, even composing and performing an original song for the film – which has since been nominated for Best Original Song at the 81st Golden Globes. The actor also wrapped up production on another video game adaptation, this time for Borderlands, in which he provides the voice of Claptrap. He’s currently filming the upcoming Christmas fantasy comedy Dear Santa, in which he plays some version of the devil alongside Keegan-Michael Key.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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