Mojang chooses Minecraft movie director
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney on board
Rob McElhenney, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator and cast member, has been chose to direct the upcoming Minecraft film.
"Some of you may have seen this guy hanging around MINECON in London a couple weeks ago. He's Rob McElhenney, and he's going to be directing the upcoming Minecraft movie," said Mojang's COO Vu Bui.
McElhenney joins The Lego Movie producer Roy Lee on the movie project, which will be developed with Warner Bros.
Minecraft Movie News: the wonderful Rob McElhenney will be our director! Who's excited?!? … http://t.co/mesF45JB1Zpic.twitter.com/oeQgCvbGJj
— Lydia Winters (@LydiaWinters) July 21, 2015
Hey @Mojang let's do something strange and wonderful.
— Wrob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) July 21, 2015
People let their own imagination go wild in Minecraft as opposed to watching a film following a set script.
But im 42, so about 30years too old to understand.
With that age group, Minecraft is one of the most watched youtube things, and apart from mod reviews and building demos, there are plenty of Machinama style stories, that pre-teens lap up. My 10 year old boy loves that stuff, and my 6 year old girl is following suit. Most of the boy's friends are the same. In fact, it was my boy who first told me the film was happening, and he's already decided it's awesome.