Warner Bros. Pictures has revealed the release date for the anticipated live-actionMinecraftmovie. This particular piece of news regarding Mojang’s hit sandbox title has been a long time coming for many fans, as the feature film has been in development as early as 2014. The last time gamers were given and update on the movie was back in 2019, where it was revealed thatJason Momoa was part of theMinecraftcast.To say that this particular video game movie has been through some troubled development might be an understatement. The film was first revealed to the public not through an official announcement, but a purposeful leak fromMinecraft’screator Notchback when he used to work for Mojang. Since then, the adaptation has gone through three different sets of directors and writers, and was once slated for a 2019 release.RELATED:Minecraft Player Leads Frog Across World to Get Achievement, Ends in DisasterThe film is once again back on track, it seems, as theMinecraftmovie is now scheduled to release on May 18, 2025. Some fans may feel like two more years is a rather long wait for this particularMinecraftadaption, but compared to the amount of time that this movie has already been spent being tossed between different production teams and stages of development, it might pass in the blink of an eye for those who’ve been waiting ever since the initial “announcement.” At the very least, theMinecraftfilm has managed to dodge some important current events that have changed how movies are made and presented to viewers in the meantime, such as theCovid-19 pandemic.
However, back when theMinecraftmovie was first announced, there was also considerably less competition to live up to. In the time that Warner Bros. Picture’s film has taken to find its footing, four notable movies have come out that many gamers believe to have broken the “video game movie curse.“Detective Pikachuwas the first of these adaptations to impress long-time fans, and theMinecraftfilm has taken so long that not one, but twoSonic the Hedgehogfeature films have made their mark as two of the highest-grossing video game movies yet.
On top of that,Minecraftis now set to release just barely two years after therecently releasedSuper Mario Bros. Movie.There’s a lot for Warner Bros. to live up to when it comes to impressing potential viewers now, and that may doom theMinecraftmovie to even more struggles later down the line as it tries to properly catch up. At the very least,Detective Pikachuand theSonic the Hedgehogfilms make a good case that a live-action video game movie can impress viewers and gamers alike with the right execution. Only time will tell if theMinecraftadventures of the silver screen live up to the hit video game.
