Extraordinary story behind the Minecraft movie that may just save cinema: It's causing mayhem, with teenage audiences throwing popcorn and confetti everywhere, but it could bail out the struggling box-office

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 02:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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Screenings have descended into utter pandemonium, with demented teenagers and twentysomethings drowning each other in flying popcorn.

Minecraft movie mayhem: UK Cinemas threaten to pull film as 'Chicken Jockey' trend triggers fighting and screaming during screenings

found 2025 › Apr › 10 (Thu) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Cinemas around the UK have issued warnings to viewers of A Minecraft Movie after chaotic scenes from inside screenings circulated on TikTok thanks to a bizarre trend.

Cinemas threaten Minecraft Movie audiences over ‘chicken jockey’ TikTok trend

found 2025 › Apr › 09 (Wed) @ 12:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Incidents reported in the UK and US of cheering, shouting and throwing popcorn during screenings of hit film have prompted cautions to audiences

Cinemas have warned audience members they will be ejec…

Minecraft mania: how millions of rowdy kids saved the box office

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 16:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Video game adaptation broke records over the weekend as reports pour in about chaotic screenings and TikTok trends

Minecraft has jumped from game consoles to movie screens, and theaters across the cou…

Minecraft movie carnage: Screenings descend into chaos with fights breaking out, police called and cinemas covered in vomit and popcorn

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 13:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Loved by gamers, dreaded by parents, derided by critics: for the most part, the noise surrounding A Minecraft Movie has been predictable. But a viral TikTok trend has caused bedlam in cinemas.

A Minecraft Movie review – Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in seriously cobbled-together live-action spin-off

found 2025 › Apr › 05 (Sat) @ 16:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess’s adventure based on the world’s favourite video game feels like one big cash-in

It’s a curious choice of title. A Minecraft Movie implies that this cynical intel…

Step into blocky universe: New Immersive Minecraft experience opens in London

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 10:45 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

Fans can now explore Minecraft's world in London at the first immersive attraction, featuring lifesize models, interactive props, and quests to save villagers.

Block-busted: why homemade Minecraft movies are the real hits

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 11:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The bestselling video game ever has a devoted, vocal, following. Can a faceless corporation make a successful film based on such beloved IP without involving its fanbase?

By any estimation, Minecraft …

A Minecraft Movie review – building-block game franchise spin-off is rollicking if exhausting fun

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 19:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Full-throttle star turns from Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge raise laughs but don’t help the perfunctory plotting in this screen take on the game franchise

If you’re not familiar with Minecraft as a…

It’s Emperor Kanye and his ‘chief architect’ – guess which one wasn't wearing any clothes? | Marina Hyde

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 15:42 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Outside the Grammys, Bianca Censori dropped her coat to reveal a barely-there dress to the waiting cameras. Was it art? Was it fashion? Were they even invited?

What precisely is the deal with Kanye We…