The video game Minecraft is one of the biggest successes since it launched in 2009, and now developer Mojang is aiming to take it further with the help of Warner Bros. If everything goes according to plan, Warner Bros. could have another block-based hit movie similar to that of "The Lego Movie."
What Minecraft brings to the table can be seen as a recipe for Hollywood success, and 34 year old creator Markus "Notch" Persson seems very excited at the possibility of taking Hollywood by storm.
"Someone is trying leak the fact that we're working with Warner Brothers on a potential Minecraft Movie. I wanted to be the leak!" Notch tweeted.
Someone is trying leak the fact that we're working with Warner Brothers on a potential Minecraft Movie. I wanted to be the leak!
— Markus Persson (@notch) February 27, 2014
According to a report by Deadline, Warner Bros. acquired the movie rights from Mojang AB on Thursday, for Minecraft, which is gaining huge interest from the studio's writers. Furthermore, it is understood that Warner is pegging Roy Lee, the man behind "The Lego Movie" to take on the project. This should be proof enough how serious Warner Bros. is about Minecraft.
If Warner manages to deliver good on this movie, it could see a success similar to that of "The Lego Movie", or it could be a disaster if things go terribly wrong. All bets are off right now, but if "The Lego Movie" is anything to go by, a Minecraft movie could turn out to be something special.
Minecraft is a massive game with over 100 million registered players to date on PC, with 14.3 million of those being paid customers. The Xbox 360 version of the game has sold over 10 million copies so far, according to Gamespot, and 1 million on the PlayStation 3. However, Mojang is not stopping there, and the company is planning to launch the game on both the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
The game world is open, and the overall graphical design is similar to that of an 8-bit video game. Players in the game are tasked with gathering materials to create structures and tools, and to survive the many monsters and other perils lurking inside the game world.
In addition, players can create their own avatars and roam freely during the day time. However, things take a different turn at night when the monsters come out to play.
