American actor Jason Momoa is in final negotiations to star in Warner Bros.’ live-action "Minecraft" movie.
"Napoleon Dynamite" filmmaker Jared Hess will direct the adaptation, based on the popular video game.
Mary Parent and Roy Lee will produce, with Jill Messick receiving a posthumous producing credit for developing the movie before her death in 2018.
Executive producers include Jon Berg, Cale Boyter, and Jon Spaihts.
"Minecraft" hails from Sweden’s Mojang Studios, with Mojang’s Lydia Winters and Vu Bui also producing the movie.
The game debuted in 2011 and allows players to use blocks to create structures and worlds. It became a sensation, reaching 100 million users just a few years after launch and helping spark Microsoft to acquire Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014.
Warner Bros. has been developing a project based on the game for years, with Shawn Levy and Rob McElhenney among those who have been attached to direct.
Movies based on video games have been on a hot streak in recent years, with Paramount finding success with its Sonic movies and 20th Century launching a hit franchise with Ryan Reynolds’ "Free Guy" last year.
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