Don’t throw all your popcorn at the screen, butA Minecraft Moviebegins streaming exclusivelyonHBO Max (which used to be Max, which used to be HBO Max)on June 20. The big studio adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time was something of asurprise hitfor those unfamiliar with the game’s mammoth audience.
Movie adaptations of video games can be really hit or miss.The Super Mario Bros. Movieset the box office recordfor the highest-grossing video game movie of all time andwas a fun, if safe, movie. On the other end of that spectrum isBorderlands, which was a massive letdown and a box-office failure. With that spotty track record, we were pleasantly surprised whenA Minecraft Movieturned out to be…pretty good, actually.
The movie stars Jack Black as Steve, the original player character from the video game, who ends up transported into the voxel world ofMinecraft, while Jason Momoa stars as an egomaniacal former gaming superstar. The movie will also debut on the HBO linear cable channel on Saturday, June 21, at 8PM ET.