Divisive Minecraft Movie Trailer Remade in Animated Style — and Fans Love It

It’s fair to say the debut trailer for the Minecraft movie caught fans’ attention — its unnerving mix of live-action and CGI-heavy backgrounds gave the blocky video game world of Minecraft we all know and love an uncanny valley look on the big screen. Some even thought the Minecraft movie trailer looked like something a generative AI might spit out.

But what if the Minecraft movie was animated instead? That’s a question 3D artist Alumio set out to answer, and the end result is certainly going down well with fans.

Alumio’s remake of the Minecraft movie trailer, which has gone viral on social media, reimagines Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and the rest of the live-action cast as blocky characters similar to those we see in the video game, and delivers similar treatment to the backgrounds and other characters in the world. That weirdly realistic sheep that drew comparisons to Hollywood’s disastrous first attempt at Sonic the Hedgehog looks a lot better animated instead.

what if it was animated https://t.co/ZSCCIRWWx0 pic.twitter.com/5tflziDatS— Alumio (@Alumio_) September 8, 2024

Fans are loving Alumio’s work. “This is unironically one million times better than the original great job,” one X/Twitter user commented. “Please animate the entire movie,” said another. Here's some more of the reaction:

THIS is so much better. pic.twitter.com/GBkqGiGGjH— Facemoji Keyboard (@FacemojiApp) September 8, 2024

LOOK AT WHAT WE LOST MANN???????????????? pic.twitter.com/RGld6kquoT— ???? Kènny✞ (@KaizenXIX) September 8, 2024

pic.twitter.com/yOYgpGaofi— Animelover (@BhdAnkur) September 8, 2024

The Minecraft movie isn't too far away, premiering on April 4, 2025, so it seems unlikely that Warner Bros. will do a Sonic and act on any backlash the trailer might have sparked. "Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival," reads the synopsis. "Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination."

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