Minecraft: The Movie

Minecraft: The Movie is an upcoming Swedish-American 3D film based on the video game Minecraft. It is being directed by Peter Sollett and written by Aaron and Adam Nee. Its release date is unknown.

Plot
A teenage girl and her unlikely group of adventurers must save their beautiful, blocky Overworld after the malevolent Ender Dragon sets out on a path of destruction.

Production
Minecraft: The Movie is the final film worked on by Jill Messick, who died of suicide during production, aged 50.

Development
The fact that a "Minecraft Movie" may be created was revealed on February 28, 2014 by Notch, when he posted on Twitter that Mojang's partnership with Warner Bros. about a Minecraft film was being leaked. Script work began on March 2, 2014. On October 8, 2014, Vu Bui stated that the movie was in "its early days of development", saying that it was a "large-budget production". He also stated that it might not be released until 2018. On July 21, 2015, Vu Bui announced that Rob McElhenney would serve as the director of the film, ultimately replacing former director, Shawn Levy, an actor, director, and producer who is currently the executive producer for the film Stranger Things. Levy was originally going to direct the film, but parted ways with the project because the studio "didn't dig the idea."

On June 27, 2016, Mojang announced the title and release date for "Minecraft: The Movie" by showing the front cover of the script and publicly announcing a release date of May 24, 2019. On October 13, 2016, it was announced that Jason Fuchs would be writing the script. On August 3, 2018, the director Rob McElhenney and the writer Jason Fuchs dropped out of the project and were replaced by duo Aaron and Adam Nee. The release date was also pushed back to an unknown date. On January 3, 2019, it was announced that Jim Berney has been appointed for the film's visual effects. On January 11, 2019, it was announced that Peter Sollett would direct the film, with Jon Berg being added as a producer. The plot synopsis was also revealed.

Casting
By November 2016, it was reported that Steve Carell was in talks to star in the film, but left the project due to scheduling conflicts.