Jared Hess didn’t know what to expect when his first feature film, a movie about a lanky, Tater Tot-loving teen, made its ...

Jared Hess, the quirky mind behind "Napoleon Dynamite" and a proud son of Utah’s indie film scene, is trading tots for ...

Hess, the film-maker behind the 2004 comedy Napoleon Dynamite, on his love of Minecraft, working with Jack Black and making a ...

First, “Minecraft” is the best-selling game in history with millions of fans that won’t be looking to pick apart the ...

Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster ...

Utah filmmaker Jared Hess, who directed "Napoleon Dynamite," takes on his first big-budget special effects movie with "A ...

The videogame’s oddball spirit shines through in this Hollywood adaptation starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa.

The first reactions for A Minecraft Movie are here – and they are unexpectedly positive. Some critics are calling it an ...

A Minecraft Movie” makes a lot more sense once you realize it’s by the same director as “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Nacho Libre.

Director Jared Hess took on "A Minecraft Movie" and manages to create a visually great film, but too many characters keep it ...

So what made Warner Brothers think Hess would be a good fit for A Minecraft Movie based on the popular video game? Does the ...

Jared Hess' mega-budget video game adaptation works best whenever you can tell that it was made by the director of "Napoleon ...