‘Time To Pretend’ With Jack Black’s Steve

Updated with full trailer: “As a child, I yearned for the mines,” Jack Black’s Steve reminisces at the opening of Warner Bros., Mojang Studios’ and Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie trailer.

Set to MGMT’s “Time to Pretend,” Black’s character narrates how he could not be kept away from the mines, which prompted the origin of the world of Minecraft, a wonderland in which anything can be created, as long as it’s made out of blocks.

Enter through the glowing blue portal, Jason Momoa’s Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, Gamer of the Year, 1989, Danielle Brooks’ Dawn, Sebastian Eugene Hansen’s Henry and Emma Myers’ skeptical Natalie. No sign of the characters played by Jennifer Coolidge, Kate McKinnon and Jemaine Clement yet.

“Welcome to the Overworld,” Steve tells the visitors as a poor live chicken is turned into a cooked meal when lava is poured on it.

“This place makes no sense,” Myers’ Natalie observes.

“Don’t I know it?” Steve muses, as the clip cuts to barbarian humanoid pigs attacking a city.

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“There are dark voices who want to destroy this world,” Steve says as the pig creatures’ stronghold flashes across the screen with a purple ether portal. “If we wanna stop them, we’re gonna need to create something amazing. Let’s go to the stash.”

TNT, pixelated swords, wings and ender pearls show just how limitless the universe is, but it’s when night falls fast that the Creepers, Skeletons, Zombies and more can attack the group in the wilderness.

The Minecraft movie arrives in theaters on April 4, 2025. A teaser trailer set to The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” introduced the film in September.

Previously, with teaser trailer: The new teaser for Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie gets a little help from some very big friends: Set to the tune of The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour,” the trailer welcomes the best-selling video game of all time to the big screen.

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, A Minecraft Movie is directed by Jared Hess and stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black in a tale where creativity isn’t just a pastime, it’s a survival mechanism.

The film also stars Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen, with Jennifer Coolidge.

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Here’s the 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 (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers) and Dawn (Brooks) – 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 (Black). 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.”

Director Hess’ creative team behind the camera includes director of photography Enrique Chediak, production designer Grant Major, editor James Thomas, VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon, and costume designer Amanda Neale. The music supervisors are Gabe Hilfer and Karyn Rachtman, and the music is by Mark Mothersbaugh.

Producing are Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Jason Momoa, Jill Messick, Torfi Frans Olafsson and Vu Bui producing, with Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza, Jonathan Spaihts, Pete Chiappetta, Andrew Lary and Anthony Tittanegro executive producing. Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures present the Vertigo Entertainment/On The Roam/Mojäng Aktiebolag Production and Jared Hess Film.

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A Minecraft Movie will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures worldwide and by Legendary East in China, and released only in theaters and IMAX in North America on April 4, 2025, and internationally beginning April 2, 2025.

Check out the trailer above.