A Minecraft Movie is a film in the adventure comedy and fantasy genre. It is a live-action adaptation of the 2011 video game Minecraft, and is directed by Jared Hess. The film was released on April 4, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Here is the official synopsis:
Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected, expert crafter.
Enrique Chediak is the cinematographer of A Minecraft Movie, and the film has drawn attention for its panoramic shots. Let's take a look at the shooting locations of the film.
Where was A Minecraft Movie filmed? Details Explored
The shooting of the film was supposed to start in August 2023 in New Zealand. However, it was delayed due to the writer-actor's strike in Hollywood. Eventually, shooting took place in Auckland between January and April 2024, with several portions being filmed across different cities in Canada.
1) Auckland, New Zealand
A majority of the film's shooting took place in Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of the most populous cities in the country and has several landmark places that were used in filming.
2) Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver is also a location for several portions of the film. The city is located in the western region of Canada and has the largest population in the British Columbia province.
3) Montréal, Canada
Another Canadian city where portions of A Minecraft Movie have been captured is Montreal. It is the largest of the cities in the province of Quebec. Several landmark locations in the city might have been used for filming.
Besides the above-mentioned cities, the makers also used Calgary. Because the film has mostly used a green screen, it is hard to pinpoint the exact location where the scenes were shot.
More about A Minecraft Movie
A Minecraft Movie is directed by Jared Hess and produced by Vu Bui, Mary Parent, Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Jason Momoa, Cale Boyter, Jill Messick and Torfi Frans Olafsson. The story is by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, and Allison Schroeder while the screenplay is by Bowman, Palmer, Gavin James, Chris Galletta and Neil Widener. The film was released on April 4, 2025.
The cast members and the characters they play are mentioned below:
- Jack Black as Steve
- Jason Momoa as Garrett Garrison aka The Garbage Man
- Emma Myers as Natalie
- Jennifer Coolidge as Marlene
- Danielle Brooks as Dawn
- Sebastian Hansen as Henry
- Matt Berry as Nitwit's voice
- Rachel House as Malgosha's voice
- Jemaine Clement as Daryl
- Jared Hess as General Chungus's voice
Director Jared Hess spoke to Collider about how he managed to adapt a popular game into film. He said:
"At the end of the day, we just wanted to celebrate what we all love about the game. My kids started playing the game right when it came out. It was a big part of our family. We were always laughing when we played the game. I’d build some gnarly, sweet fort that looked like a 1980s Pizza Hut, and then my kids would destroy it and spawn, like, a million wolves in it. That's kind of the spirit of Minecraft, and taking a bunch of unlikely underdogs, unlikely heroes, and throwing them on this epic quest, it was like, 'Gosh, this is what it should be, and it should just be fun.'"
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