A Minecraft Movie has arrived bringing the Overworld to the moviegoing masses. The family friendly romp follows siblings Henry (Sebastian Hansen) and Natalie (Emma Myers) and their animal-loving realtor Dawn (Danielle Brooks). and the video-game-obsessive Garrett The Garbage Man Garrison (Jason Momoa) as theyre sucked into the magical mines of the Overworld and into an adventure that theyll never forget.For here they will meet the legend they call Steve (Jack Black).We chatted to the cast and creators of the film at an awesome event in Los Angeles that threw us directly into the mines, the vegetable gardens, and the terrifying zombies that inhabit the cubed world of the game and movie. Adapting that universe to the screen was no mean feat, especially as what has made the game so successful is the never ending possibilities it presents, something that director Jared Hess is keenly aware of.The cool thing about the game is that it is an open world, and theres no story to it, so everybody that plays it brings their own imagination, their own story to what theyre doing, Hess shares. So we wanted to have that same approach as we developed the film and really everybody involved, from the writers to the producers and the design team, we just wanted to bring what we love about the game to the film and really celebrate it.Torfi Frans lafsson, the senior director of original Minecraft content, agreed: Its been there for people in moments of joy and grief and even bringing people together like families and connecting friends across continents. he says. It is definitely challenging, because to some people, its just a very serious zombie survival game, and it should be approached as such. And to others, its like a colorful free-for-all where you just throw a bunch of blocks.He continues. Thats why its called A Minecraft Movie. This is the Jared Hess vision-version of it. Even Steve is almost like faceless, a blank slate when you play Steve or Alex or any other characters, because they embody kind of what you do as a player. So people are saying, Hey, thats just Jack Black wearing a blue shirt. But this is Jack Blacks Steve taken to 11.While the film is just one of many stories that could take place inside of Minecraft, the crew was still aware that you had to bring the easter eggs, nods, and creatures that fans love so much to the big screen. This includes the terrifying Enderman who star Jack Black was particularly excited to tease. Hes legit the scariest creature in Minecraft, and I think we did a really good job of capturing that thing. You cant look him in the eye, Jack Black says. In our movie you do see what happens when you look an Enderman in the eyeThose terrifying moments make A Minecraft Movie stand out, playing with the fears we have as children, and the ways that films can help us learn our boundaries. For Jason Momoa, the film that scarred him as a kid is still shaping his capacity for horror today.Im terrified, Momoa laughs. I still f*#*ing hate clowns. I should have listened to my mother. Mama was like, Do not watch It. Went and watched it at her friends house. I looked at shower drains [afterward], and I still kind of look at shower drains a little bit weird. At the gutters, my skateboard went down that shit. I was like, its gone.Luckily A Minecraft Movie isnt that kind of scary, but Momoa is already contemplating how this film will change his life and the way that he interacts with fans just like It changed his life as a little kid. Its gonna be crazy too. Like obviously kids come up to you and your movies and things that youve done, like Kung Fu Panda, Momoa says to Black. But its the first time Im experiencing it. I did Aquaman where people were like, Oh my gosh youre a superhero! But this, I dont even know whats gonna happen, because there are going to be three year olds. Everyones gonna see this movie. Its just fun for them to watch, obviously, Im getting my butt kicked. Hes kicking butt. So its great to watch.Black agrees, having a revelation of his own. Its already generational, because kids who started playing it when they were teenagers, like 14 or 15, they could very well have kids of their own now, because its 15 years later. Theyre 29 or 30 years old. There will be Minecraft parents and their kids coming to this movie. Its kind of cool.