Video games have yet to spawn a big-screen adaptation that manages success in both the box office and critical arenas. This hasn’t stopped Hollywood from trying, however. Warcraft and The Angry Birds Movie have already come and gone from theaters this year, with Assassin’s Creed set to hit next month. Even more are on the horizon, among them a big screen adaptation of the runaway indie hit, Minecraft. The building game franchise was originally developed by Swedish developer, Markus “Notch” Persson, who sold the franchise to Microsoft for $2.5 billion in 2014.
Minecraft: The Movie is still in early development, with an expected 2019 release. Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) is currently attached to direct and ...
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