The Minecraft Film Has Misplaced Its Author and Director

The difference of the juggernaut videogame is having some issues.

Since 2015, Rob McElhenney (It’s All the time Sunny in Philidalpheia) was connected to each write and direct the venture, which has been in numerous phases of improvement hell since at the least 2014. Now, in response to The Wrap, he’s out as each, which can each trigger a major change within the movie and a delay in its launch, which was initially scheduled for Might 2019.

As a substitute, Warner Bros has chosen Aaron and Adam Nee, who're at the moment additionally connected to direct Sony and Mattel’s Masters of the Universe adaptation, to write down the subsequent draft of the script, with Roy Lee (The Lego Film) producing.

The Minecraft film makes plenty of sense, notably in a world the place Lego has a profitable film franchise and there’s a complete world of different Minecraft diversifications, together with books and an Journey Time episode.

Now if solely they'll get it made.