Minecraft movie starring Jason Momoa, by Napoleon Dynamite director, will supposedly start shooting this year

(Image credit: Jason Momoa, Microsoft)

The long-troubled production of a Minecraft movie looks to finally be underway, with a report from film industry outlet Productionlist saying that it's scheduled to start principal photography—that is, start making the movie proper—on August 7th, 2023 in New Zealand.

The film will be directed by Napoleon Dynamite and Masterminds director Jared Hess. Perhaps more surprising is that it'll star Jason Momoa, though we don't know as who, with other rumors saying that Pedro Pascal will star as Steve. Supposedly very funny man Matt Berry, of TV series Toast of London and What We Do in The Shadows, will also make an appearance.

Not that Minecraft really has a plot in the first place, which is probably why it has been so hard for these people to agree on what the movie should be about. The first attempt at a Minecraft movie started in 2014 at Warner Bros with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney, but by 2018 had completely fizzled out. There was then an attempt helmed by Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist director Peter Sollett, but that one was canned by 2020.

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Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an extensive background in strategy games. When he's not on his PC, he can be found playing every tabletop game under the sun.