The Last of Us. Fallout. Sonic the Hedgehog. Arcane. We are truly in the golden age of video game adaptations. Now the best-selling game of all-time is ready to build its own case for why it belongs in that group. And the latest Easter egg-filled trailer for A Minecraft Movie shows it will do just that by going to war with the Nether world for the very thing the game represents: creativity.
This latest look at A Minecraft Movie features the first glimpse at the film’s villain Malgosha. Rachel House voices the leader of the Piglin. This trailer is also stacked with too many Easter eggs to name. From bamboo eating pandas becoming parents and a water bucket clutch, to elytra wings that don’t immediately open and a nitwit not looking when he crosses the road, there are lots of goodies in here for gamers. The best Easter egg, though, might be the chicken jockey fight inside the woodland mansion. We might finally know what really goes on in there!
As for the film, it will see Jason Momoa and Jack Black trying to save a world of wonder full of fun, creativity, and originality from its very antithesis. Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, Henry, Natalie, and Dawn—find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve. Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative…the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.
Directed by Jared Hess (Nacho Libre), the film also stars Emma Myers (Wednesday), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Sebastian Hansen (Just Mercy), and Jennifer Coolidge (White Lotus).
This trailer also came with a special bonus announcement for fans. Starting today, for a limited-time moviegoers in the U.S. who purchase tickets to A Minecraft Movie via Fandango will get “access to an exclusive in-game jetpack add-on for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.” Don’t worry if you’re outside the U.S.. Fans across the world will get similar offers at local ticket sites.
That’s, fittingly, a creative way to generate interest in both the game and the movie. The latter of which will build its case as the next great video game adaptation when it arrives in theaters on April 4.
Editor’s Note: A Minecraft Movie comes from Legendary Entertainment. Nerdist is a subsidiary of Legendary Digital Networks.