Jared Hess („Napoleon Dynamite“) will direct the live-action film based on the popular video game
Jason Momoa is about to get very pixely. The “Aquaman” and “Dune” actor is in negotiations to star in a live-action movie based on the popular video game “Minecraft” that remains in development, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite”) will direct the film, while “Dune” producer Mary Parent will produce along with Roy Lee and Jill Messick receiving a posthumous producing credit. Also producing the film are the “Minecraft” developers Mojang Studios, including Lydia Winters and Vu Bui serving as producers. “Minecraft” first launched in 2011 and is a sandbox video game with a distinct blocky design in which players can explore and craft on a virtually endless terrain of open world space.
