The adaptation has been in the works for five years now, after Warner Bros. won the battle for the rights to the video game, with Shawn Levy penning the script, but after the pair exited, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Rob McElhenney signed on to direct and write the film, but he also exited the project last August, putting the project back into development turnaround.
The Minecraft movie is based on Markus “Notch” Persson’s video game that encourages players to build blocky, immersive worlds.
Beautiful Boy‘s Steve Carell has also been rumored to star in the film since 2016, but no official casting has been made.
The game first hit consoles back in 2009 and became a huge hit long before the big-screen adaptation was first announced two years ago. Minecraft is set to hit theaters on March 4, 2022.