The MINECRAFT Movie Gets A Release Date

The MINECRAFT Movie Gets A Release Date

The Minecraft movie just received a release date and it will go head-to-head with The Avengers and Star Wars in 2019. Do you think the popular video game has a chance to hold its own a the box office?

By MarkJulian - Jun 27, 2016 06:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Video Games
Source: Variety

The Minecraft film, which will be directed by It's Always Sunny co-creator  Rob McElhenney, will arrive in theaters on May 25, 2019.  That means it will open in theaters against the tail-end of Avengers: Infinity War Part Two's (May 03) domestic run and compete directly against Star Wars: Episode IX (May 23).  The open-world, 3D sandbox game is very popular with the younger generation so perhaps Warner Bros. is hoping kids can sway their parents away from trying to relive their childhood starfighter fantasies?  

Shawn Levy was initially attached to direct the project but parted ways with WB after his ideas didn't mesh with what the studio envisioned.  The Angry Birds movie was surprisingly a box office success and despite a poor domestic haul, Warcraft is also expected to turn a profit.  Could we be standing on the precipice of the video game movie golden age?

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CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 6/27/2016, 6:45 PM
Halo better
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 6/27/2016, 6:46 PM
*ties noose* lets get this over with
TheDarkPassenger
TheDarkPassenger - 6/27/2016, 6:46 PM
I have faith in this working only because of Rob McElhenney.
chriskrispy
chriskrispy - 6/27/2016, 6:54 PM
@TheDarkPassenger - Always Sunny is one of my absolute favorite shows but I'm still doubtful this is gonna work lol
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 6/27/2016, 6:56 PM
@TheDarkPassenger - He is the only reason this interests me in the slightest.

Otherwise... Ew.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 6/27/2016, 6:47 PM
Competing with Episode IX? Flop.
chriskrispy
chriskrispy - 6/27/2016, 6:52 PM
As much as I adore Always Sunny, I don't have a lot of hope. And putting it on that date is suicide.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/27/2016, 7:05 PM
if theres a game for it, they'll try to make a movie franchise for it. Nothing is safe.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/27/2016, 7:07 PM
i cant wait for the Clash of Clans movie announcement soon.
stephhurry
stephhurry - 6/27/2016, 7:11 PM
ProfessorDigits
ProfessorDigits - 6/27/2016, 7:12 PM
I'm interested on how this will go, because basically all possible storylines have been used for a roleplay or video (even school shootings and terrorist attacks) but I have faith in this project, from what I've heard about the director, this could work.
Quicker
Quicker - 6/27/2016, 7:20 PM
Let's just call this what it is...

An attempt to cash in on THE LEGO MOVIE: The Movie.

Still better than this:

*sigh*
Toecutter
Toecutter - 6/27/2016, 7:28 PM
@Quicker - JESUS H. CHRIST! Why am I just figuring out about this and who the hell thought this would be a good idea?

Quicker
Quicker - 6/27/2016, 7:36 PM
@MaxRockatansky - Believe it or not... Sony won this in a bidding war. A [frick]ING BIDDING WAR!!! OTHER PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO GET THE RIGHTS FOR THE EMOJI MOVIE!!!
Kadara
Kadara - 6/27/2016, 11:08 PM
@Quicker - Is that for real?? Jesus LMAO dafuk!! And here I thought Angry Birds movie concept was a stupid idea!
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