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Take the 50-question quizWho directed A Minecraft Movie?
The Napoleon Dynamite director was the fourth filmmaker attached after Levy, McElhenney and Sollett all left.
Who plays Steve in A Minecraft Movie?
He joined in January 2024 after the strikes forced the original Steve to drop out.
What is the name of Jason Momoa's character?
He is a washed-up 1980s video game champion who runs a failing game store.
In which fictional Idaho town does the film begin?
Most of the Chuglass scenes were actually filmed in Huntly, New Zealand.
What was Steve's job before he discovered the Overworld?
He goes to work in a mine to fulfil a childhood dream and finds the Orb of Dominance there.
Who is Malgosha?
Rachel House voices her and she is obsessed with gold and hates creativity.
What is the name of Steve's dog?
Dennis hides the Orb and Crystal under Steve's bed back in the real world.
Which two magical objects combine to open the portal to the Overworld?
The Crystal is destroyed in a night battle, forcing a quest to the Woodland Mansion for a replacement.
Who plays Natalie, Henry's older sister?
Myers became her brother's legal guardian in the story after their mother's death.
Who plays Dawn, the real estate agent with a mobile petting zoo?
It was her biggest opening weekend, beating The Angry Birds Movie.
Who plays Vice Principal Marlene?
Marlene has a history of driving her 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee into people.
Which actor voices Nitwit, the villager who ends up dating Marlene?
Bret McKenzie performed the motion capture while Berry supplied the voice.
Who plays the auctioneer Daryl and voices the piglin Bruce?
The Flight of the Conchords star is one of several New Zealanders in the cast.
Who voices the piglin General Chungus?
The director gave himself the role.
Which rare console is Garrett hoping to find at the storage auction?
He finds only the empty case, along with Steve's old belongings.
What is the name of the potato-chip mascot damaged by Henry's jetpack?
Henry pays Garrett to pose as his uncle to avoid expulsion.
Which game item lets Henry teleport to retrieve the Orb in the finale?
He grabbed it at the Woodland Mansion along with the replacement Crystal.
What happens to Malgosha's army when sunlight returns?
Henry used the Ender Pearl to grab the Orb and restore the sun.
What video game do the heroes develop after returning home?
Garrett revitalises his store with Steve in the epilogue.
Who appears as Alex in the post-credits scene?
Her vocal cameo was uncredited; Alice May Connolly played Alex physically.
A crowned pig appears in the film as a tribute to which YouTuber?
He died in 2022; critics singled out the tribute as well-judged fan service.
Which Minecraft lead designer cameos as a waiter?
He serves Marlene and Nitwit on their date.
Who was originally cast as Steve before the 2023 strikes intervened?
Jack Black had been slated only for a cameo as a talking pig.
In which year did Markus Persson first reveal talks with Warner Bros. about a film?
The project then cycled through Shawn Levy, Rob McElhenney and Peter Sollett.
Which It's Always Sunny star was hired to direct the film in 2015?
His version had a $150 million preliminary budget and a 2019 date before it died on the vine.
Which actor was attached to voice a character in the abandoned 2016 version?
Jason Fuchs was writing the script at the time.
Peter Sollett's abandoned version would have centred on a quest to defeat what?
It followed a teenage girl and an unlikely group of adventurers.
Which company co-produced the film with Warner Bros. from 2022?
Executive Mary Parent shepherded it; the opening was Legendary's second-biggest after Jurassic World.
Why is the film titled A Minecraft Movie rather than The Minecraft Movie?
Black's Steve is likewise described as one of many Steves.
In which country was the film shot?
Filming ran from January to April 2024 around Auckland.
Which town stood in for the film's fictional Idaho setting?
Helensville and Auckland Film Studios hosted additional shooting.
Who composed the film's score?
The Devo co-founder worked in nods to C418's game music.
Which Lena Raine track plays during the "Nether's Got Talent" sequence?
Pigstep is a music disc found only in bastion remnants in the game.
Which Foo Fighters frontman drums on Steve's song "I Feel Alive"?
Mark Ronson plays rhythm guitar and bass on the same track.
Which short song from the film became the shortest ever to reach the UK Top 40?
It also set the same record on the Billboard Hot 100.
Which Beatles song soundtracked the divisive first teaser trailer?
The second trailer, set to MGMT's "Time to Pretend", went over much better.
What colour milk did TruMoo sell as a movie tie-in?
McDonald's Nether Flame Sauce was the better-reviewed promotion.
Where did A Minecraft Movie hold its premiere on March 30, 2025?
It opened in the US and Sweden, Mojang's home country, five days later.
Roughly how much did the film gross worldwide?
That made it the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2025.
What was the film's record-setting domestic opening weekend?
It beat The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which also starred Black, for the biggest video game opening.
Which film knocked A Minecraft Movie off the top spot in its third weekend?
It was the first time one studio had two $40 million-plus films in a weekend since 2009.
Which Steve line triggered the viral popcorn-throwing trend in cinemas?
One Utah screening saw fans hoist a live chicken and get ejected.
What did Warner Bros. call the sing-along re-release of May 2, 2025?
Fans were encouraged to sing along and "meme-along" with the viral moments.
The rowdy screenings were compared to which earlier TikTok trend?
That 2022 craze saw teens attend Minions: The Rise of Gru in suits.
What grade did CinemaScore audiences give the film?
Critics were cooler: it sits at 47% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Which three companies provided the visual effects?
Dan Lemmon supervised; Unreal Engine built the virtual sets.
What sequel title was confirmed at Minecraft Live on May 30, 2026?
The title for the planned 2027 follow-up to A Minecraft Movie was announced at Minecraft Live on May 30, 2026.
Who was cast as Alex for the sequel in March 2026?
Jared Hess returns to direct the sequel, due July 23, 2027.
Which YouTuber was cut from the film after accusing Momoa of mistreating the crew?
DanTDM, Aphmau, Mumbo Jumbo and LDShadowLady kept their auction cameos.
Black and the director had previously worked together on which 2006 comedy?
A Minecraft Movie gave Hess his biggest opening, surpassing that 2006 comedy.
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