Believe It or Not, ‘A Minecraft Movie’s Director Earned an Oscar Nomination for This Incredibly Dark Film
Minecraft and the Oscars aren't exactly two words you'd expect to see written in the same sentence, which is what makes it ...
A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess: ‘On a big movie there’s so much to do, so much to pull off. You’re always dry-heaving’
Hess, the film-maker behind the 2004 comedy Napoleon Dynamite, on his love of Minecraft, working with Jack Black and making a ...
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The 14 Best Jack Black Movies of All Time
From awesome animated sagas to rowdy music-making to the truly odd and offbeat, these are the 14 best Jack Black movies of ...
How this Utah filmmaker created the wild block world of ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ capturing an ‘epic, ridiculous quest’
Utah filmmaker Jared Hess, who directed "Napoleon Dynamite," takes on his first big-budget special effects movie with "A ...
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Jared Hess talks turning Minecraft into an 'epic, hilarious adventure' movie
It was just such a fun time. Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess Q: Were there any ideas that you had, that you really loved that didn't make it into the final cut? A: Oh yeah. I mean, we could have made ...
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Minecraft director: 'Jack had a secret crush on Jason Momoa'
A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess has said Jack Black had a "secret crush" on Jason Momoa before they started shooting ...
‘A Minecraft Movie’ offers up plenty of fun whether you’ve played the game or not
Despite some glaring script issues, I give 'A Minecraft Movie' a mild pass simply because it’s surprisingly funny to a ...
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From llamas to lava: Jared Hess builds big with ‘A Minecraft Movie’ (WATCH)
Jared Hess, the quirky mind behind “Napoleon Dynamite” and a proud son of Utah’s indie film scene, is trading tots for ...
Bigger budget, same ‘dorkiness’: Jared Hess on bringing ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ vibes to ‘A Minecraft Movie’
The director seems to carry the spirit of the indie film with him — even as he takes on a blockbuster. The offbeat humor and overall character of "Napoleon Dynamite" that won Sundance over 21 years ...