It would be fair to say that the first trailer for the live-action Minecraft movie didn't exactly receive a huge round of applause. But now Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are back for a second try, this time unleashing Steve's deep lore, tree-slamming, teleporting Ender Pearls, an unfortunate incident involving a chicken, and even an adorable square bee. .
It all begins with a backstory for Jack Black's gloriously altered Steve, detailing how he made his way to a “wonderland where anything you can imagine is possible, as long as what you imagine can be built from blocks.” “. One energetic dance sequence later, and we are reintroduced to our cast of newcomers to this strange world: Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (played by Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers), and Dawn (Danielle Brooks). Sadly, there's no sign of Jennifer Coolidge yet, which is where my main interest lies in this whole endeavor, but I can wait.
But even without everyone's favorite yacht evacuator, it all seems like harmless, pleasant nonsense, with Jack Black as his usual effervescent self, some energetic CGI (although the art style is still a bit jarring), and, in this second trailer in At least: enough Minecraft Easter eggs to satiate even the most militant eight-year-old fan. He even finds time for a bit of the old mild peril, complete with zombies and arrow-shooting skeletons, when night falls at the end.
“Four misfits,” the official blurb explains if you look for more context, “find themselves struggling with common problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a strange cubic wonderland that thrives on the imagination. Back home, they'll have to dominate this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) as they embark on a magical quest with an unexpectedly skilled craftsman, Steve.
“Together, their adventure will challenge the five to be bold and reconnect with the qualities that make them uniquely creative… the same skills they need to thrive in the real world.” And if we can somehow ignore that second paragraph until it's gone, it actually doesn't sound that bad.
The Minecraft movie hits theaters on April 4 next year, and there's also an animated Minecraft series on the way from Netflix, if the whole live-action thing doesn't appeal to you.