Shawn Levy presents.....Minecraft

[terry78]

http://deadline.com/2014/10/minecraft-movie-shawn-levy-director-warner-bros-852503/

That's right, you heard me.

 

[Octoberist]

That was fast:

Director Shawn Levy and Writers Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney Won’t Be Building MINECRAFT

Read more at http://collider.com/minecraft-movie-shawn-levy-departs/#cwi5O1YrJUDX0YLe.99

Theory: Just like how Blizzard dropped Sam Raimi from doing 'Warcraft', I think the developer Mojang thought Levy's vision for the adaptation is too..Hollywood (and by people who aren't gamers) and not what they're expecting.

 

[Sawyer]

http://deadline.com/2015/07/minecra...-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-1201482930/



Hope this doesn't stop him from doing that movie he made his own pitch for, though.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Time to cultivate some mass.

 

[Sawyer]

https://twitter.com/RMcElhenney/status/623567413125120000

Rob McElhenney
‏@RMcElhenney
Hey @Mojang let's do something strange and wonderful.

 

[Spider-Who?]

I love Rob and the work he does with The Gang on Always Sunny, but this is such a strange (and risky) move. If nothing else, it's got my attention.

 

[terry78]

They want that Lego cheddar.

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

Minecraft movie? Could be interesting.

 

[LoganGambit87]

Steve Carell in Talks to Star in 'Minecraft' Movie

Warner Bros. and director Rob McElhenney are putting together an ensemble cast as it translates the video game to the big screen.
Steve Carell is in talks to be the first to board Warner Bros.' Minecraft movie.

The feature project is based on the video game, reportedly the second best-selling game of all time.

The studio, and director Rob McElhenney, are putting together an ensemble cast as it translates the game, which is set in a cube-rich environment where players have avatars to build and destroy their worlds.

Roy Lee is producing.

Carell next stars as Bobby Riggs opposite Emma Stone as Billie Jean King in the true-life tennis tale Battle of the Sexes.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steve-carell-talks-star-minecraft-movie-947716

 

[MadVillainy]

Glad that McElhenney is still attached. I hope this really works out for him.

I love Carrell too

 

[Sawyer]

This calls for a Carell cameo on It's Always Sunny.

 

[terry78]

https://www.lego.com/en-us/minecraft/characters/steve-43decbd8314b4e3aba90d5a62056915d

I'm guessing this is who he'll play.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

https://www.thewrap.com/minecraft-nee-brothers-rob-mcelhenny-release-date/

Warner Bros.’ adaptation of the hit videogame “Minecraft” is undergoing a major rebuild as director and co-writer Rob McElhenney has dropped out of the project — which is no longer on track for a May 2019 release, TheWrap has learned.

“No, that is not happening,” the star of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” told TheWrap.

In addition, Warner Bros. has tapped the writer/director duo of Aaron and Adam Nee to write a new script based on the popular game that boasts 100 million users worldwide. Jason Fuchs (“Wonder Woman”) wrote the previous draft of the screenplay with McElhenney.

Roy Lee (“The Lego Movie”) will produce the “Minecraft” movie under his Vertigo Entertainment banner along with Jill Messick.

Aaron and Adam Nee, who wrote and directed the 2015 indie “Band of Robbers,” are attached to direct “Masters of the Universe” for Sony Pictures.

 

[Drizzle]

I had forgotten all about this but if Mac's out then there goes any interest I had.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Peter Sollett to Direct Warner Bros.’ ‘Minecraft’ Movie (EXCLUSIVE)

Peter Sollett has been brought on to write and direct Warner Bros.’ long-anticipated film adaptation of the popular video game “Minecraft.”

 

[Blitzkrieg]

 

[Blitzkrieg]

'Frozen 2' Writer Allison Schroeder Tackling 'Minecraft' Movie (Exclusive)

The movie adaptation of Minecraft is getting a new architect. Allison Schroeder, who was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing Hidden Figures, has been tapped to pen the script for the video game adaptation as Warner Bros. and producers Roy Lee, Jon Berg and game developer Mojang rework the project.