Plans for aMinecraftmovie were first announced in 2014.

Yes, it has taken them that long.

Butits first trailer has recently debutedand confirmed a release date of April 4, 2025.

Jason Momoa in A Minecraft Movie with blurry colors and a movie Creeper behind him.

And people accuse video games of having long turnarounds.

Even Black, who plays Steve, is just himself wearing a light blue t-shirt.

He didnt even shave the beard.

Jason Momoa in the Minecraft movie in front of The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album cover

Needless to say, that has rubbed a few of you the wrong way.

TakeSonic, one of the adaptations responsible for turning public opinion on video game movies.

The initial design for the live-action movie Sonic was bad.

Minecraft Movie Builds Header with chicken jockey, mushroom house and chicken shop.

So bad the reactionsforced Paramount and Sega to delay the movie and redesign the Blue Blur.

The thing is, Minecraft aint Sonic.

A Minecraft Movie is yet another fish-out-of-water story.

Minecraft movie screenshot of an alpaca in a village.

via Warner Bros.

However, when I showed it to my son, he hit the roof.

Hes not bothered about Momoa and his terrible wig.

Of course (like Sonic), there are movies that appeal to children and adults.

sonic’s original design in the first movie

via Paramount

Minecraft should have been one of them.

But the jokes, the references, theyre all for the kids.

Unfortunately, it doesnt matter too much how we feel about them.

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By this time next year, Minecraft will likely be the second highest-grossing video game movie of all time.

A terrible song for a terrible movie.

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