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From geeks to box office gold: why Hollywood is banking on video games

Driven by cult franchises with a strong fan base, adaptations of video games into films and TV shows are filling cinemas, dominating platforms and raking in millions. Encouraged by the success of The Last of Us and A Minecraft Movie, video games are fast becoming Hollywood's new golden goose.

Radio France Internationale

DC fans are worried about small Lobo role in the upcoming Supergirl movie as Jason Momoa announces he's already wrapped filming

The film is set to be released next year

Total Film

‘Disruptive’ Minecraft movie trend ‘causing distress to autistic children’

Send charities have said the trend creates ‘unnecessary anxiety’ for autistic people.

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Jason Momoa 'can't live without' a hair scrunchie

Jason Momoa can't leave the house without a scrunchie for his lengthy locks.

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Streamer Claims Her ‘Minecraft’ Scene Was Cut After Calling Out Jason Momoa’s Behavior On Set

"Things could’ve been so much worse."

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‘Parents left picking popcorn out of their hair’: the meme-soaked magic of A Minecraft Movie

Jason Momoa and Jack Black’s review-retardant blockbuster is bringing living memes – and lessons about teen audiences – to cinemas

The Guardian - UK

Minecraft Movie fans ‘robbed’ after learning who originally played Jack Black role

The 'chicken jockey' scene could have been even better

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From chicken jockey to "I am Steve," Minecraft director reflects on the viral moments that went mainstream: "People just really zeroed in on funny quotes"

A Minecraft Movie is in theaters now

Total Film

Here's when 'A Minecraft Movie' is coming to streaming

'A Minecraft Movie' recently arrived in movie theaters — but when is it streaming, and when might it come to Max? Here's our best guess.

Tom’s Guide

Minecraft Movie breaks box office record as highest-grossing video game adaptation in opening weekend

Film has surpassed the previous record held by ‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’

The Independent UK

Valkyrae cameo mysteriously cut from A Minecraft Movie after she accused Jason Momoa of 'mistreating some of the crew' last year: 'I feel like things could have been so much worse'

/clear.

PC Gamer

‘It seems like there’s already talk about it’: A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess teases sequel

After the film's colossal opening weekend, 'A Minecraft Movie' director Jared Hess has revealed "it seems like there's already talk" about a sequel.

BANG Premier

“I was begging for tickets, now I turn out to be hosting”: Jason Momoa reveals how he got the job compering Black Sabbath’s final show

The Minecraft Movie actor still has no idea what he’s going to do onstage, though

Metal Hammer

Minecraft's creative director "wasn't ready" for how much of "an event" the movie is

"There’s something very different about just sitting in the back of a theatre watching crowds giggle"

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The Independent UK

Minecraft warning issued by cinema as police are called to ‘disruptive’ screenings

Police have been called to screenings across the world as one cinema warned chaos ‘will not be tolerated’

The Independent UK

Unfinished version of Minecraft Movie leaks online in security breach

Leaked version, uploaded ahead of movie’s big release, showed incomplete CGI and green screens

The Independent UK

Minecraft movie prompts ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim is ‘ruining’ the film

A glut of video clips and personal testimonials have ignited a fierce debate over cinema etiquette

The Guardian - UK

A Minecraft Movie review – Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in seriously cobbled-together live-action spin-off

Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess’s adventure based on the world’s favourite video game feels like one big cash-in

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The Guardian - UK

From A Minecraft Movie to Black Mirror: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Jason Momoa and Jack Black get building in the video game spinoff, while Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology goes onboard the USS Callister again

Windows Central

I've listed Minecraft's best and worst moments from the last 16 years

A Minecraft Movie released this weekend and made me reflect on the best and worst moments in the game's history.

Total Film

Watching A Minecraft Movie as an adult made me feel like my 13-year-old self playing the game for the first time

A Minecraft Movie may not be the most serious film of the year, but it made me feel like my teenage Minecraft-loving self again, and that’s what it's all about

Evening Standard

Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks make Minecraft Movie lanterns on Blue Peter

The stars of the film were also awarded Blue Peter badges.

Total Film

A Minecraft Movie post credits scene: Does the new video game adaptation have a post credits scene?

Should you hang around the movie theater after the credits start rolling on A Minecraft Movie?

WhatToWatch

How to watch A Minecraft Movie

PC Gamer

Jason Momoa adopts bold marketing strat for A Minecraft Movie: Telling everyone he doesn't let his kids play games or have phones—'I just want them to use their creativity in a different way'

A wise choice, but bad advertising.

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