4 d. ago Jack Black’s A Minecraft Movie song becomes shortest track to enter UK charts

The song Steve’s Lava Chicken has a running time of just 34 seconds.

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7 d. ago Minecraft Movie on brink of box office history as Warner Bros bosses confirm sequel is coming 'imminently'

The Minecraft Movie, starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black, has proved a massive commercial success, and Warner Bros' bossees have now confirmed a sequel is in the works

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8 d. ago Minecraft movie set to make film history as fans send box office skyrocketing

The film, starring the likes of Jack Black and Jason Momoa, is setting the box office alight with its constant draw of audiences, and it is seemingly showing no sign of stopping

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8 d. ago Jack Black forced to wade in as A Minecraft Movie theater mayhem continues

Some movie theaters are now banning unaccompanied children

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1 week ago Outlander fans still confused by major character's survival after brutal season 1 scene

Outlander fans are confused about Black Jack's survival

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1 week ago Minecraft Movie fans ‘robbed’ after learning who originally played Jack Black role

The 'chicken jockey' scene could have been even better

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1 week ago Minecraft Movie fans ‘robbed’ after learning who was originally wanted for Jack Black role

The 'chicken jockey' scene could have been even better

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1 week ago Jack Lowden Filmography 2025: Here are all 14 films the Scottish star of Slow Horses has starred in

Since making his professional stage debut in the National Theatre of Scotland's critically-acclaimed play 'Black Watch' in 2010, Jack Lowden has become a major star.

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2 w. ago Minecraft Movie viewers ‘robbed’ after learning who originally starred before Jack Black

Video game playes are now all making the same ‘chicken jockey’ claim

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2 w. ago Minecraft fans feeling ‘robbed’ after learning who originally starred before Jack Black

Video game playes are now all making the same ‘chicken jockey’ claim

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2 w. ago Cinemas threaten Minecraft Movie audiences over ‘chicken jockey’ TikTok trend

Incidents reported in the UK and US of cheering, shouting and throwing popcorn during screenings of hit film have prompted cautions to audiencesCinemas have warned audience members they will be ejected if they join in with a TikTok trend encouraging filmgoers to disrupt screenings of the hit Minecraft film.Footage has emerged on social media of audiences cheering, throwing popcorn and shouting out during the film, particularly during a scene where one of the film’s stars, Jack Black, calls out “Chicken jockey!” at the appearance of a baby zombie riding a chicken. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago School of Rock cast unrecognisable as they reunite with Jack Black for SNL gig

Some of the child actors from 2003 movie School of Rock were there to watch co-star Jack Black host Saturday Night Live, and they look very different these days

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2 w. ago Test your knowledge of unsolved crimes from Jack the Ripper to the Zodiac Killer

A new quiz challenges Brits to test their knowledge of some of the most infamous unsolved crimes in history - from Jack the Ripper to the Zodiac Killer and the Black Dahlia

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2 w. ago Love rat choirmaster, 68, who beat up wife in fit of 'anger' when she confronted him over affair with widow chorister, 72, is spared jail

Jack Taverner gave businesswoman Elina Fragola (left) a black eye and a fractured nose after she revealed she had a video of him being 'intimate' with chorister Jean Munday.

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2 w. ago Minecraft movie prompts ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim is ‘ruining’ the film

A glut of video clips and personal testimonials have ignited a fierce debate over cinema etiquette

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2 w. ago A Minecraft Movie review – Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in seriously cobbled

Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess’s adventure based on the world’s favourite video game feels like one big cash-inIt’s a curious choice of title. A Minecraft Movie implies that this cynical intellectual property-rinsing exercise is one of numerous film adaptations of the enduringly popular sandbox video game. Perhaps there’s an alternative out there, a sharper, smarter, funnier version of a Minecraft movie. One with actual jokes. Or, God forbid, there may even be a worse iteration, although that’s hard to imagine. What becomes clear is that one of the key elements in the game’s popularity – the latitude it affords gamers to create their own experience – is a big stumbling block for any film adaptation of Minecraft.In the absence of a single fixed storyline the screenplay can follow, A Minecraft Movie has a cobbled-together feel, borrowing a device from Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – and, in Jack Black, a star – and superimposing an all-purpose quest-for-an-artefact structure o...

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2 w. ago Jack Black surprises Tanner from Love On The Spectrum in heartwarming moment

Netflix’s Love On The Spectrum star Tanner Smith has fulfilled his life goal to meet Jack Black in a surprise encounter on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Thursday, 3 April.

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2 w. ago ‘That’s it’: Jack Black squares up to Elton John in SNL promo clip

Comedian is hosting the late-night comedy show for the fourth time, with Elton John and Brandi Carlile appearing as its musical guests

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2 w. ago A Minecraft Movie critics are all saying the same thing about game franchise spin

A Minecraft Movie, which is out in the UK on Friday, is based on the 2011 video game Minecraft and stars the likes of Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Danielle Brooks

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2 w. ago In A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black is like a desperate clown at an underattended children’s party

Jason Momoa also stars in this underwhelming adaptation of the hit video game

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3 w. ago Inside the ill health and death of Captain Black Jack's brother Alex in Outlander

Outlander fans may remember Alex Randall from season two

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3 w. ago Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screen

When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty

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3 w. ago Jack Black reveals his 'terror' ahead of SNL hosting return after 20 years

Actor and musician Jack Black is set to host long-running stateside sketch show Saturday Night Live for the first time in 20 years, but admitted he is fearing the appearance

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3 w. ago Jason Momoa and Jack Black Think the World Needs ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Right Now: “So Much War and Hatred We’ve Got to Work Together”

Jason Momoa and Jack Black Think the World Needs ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Right Now: “So Much War and Hatred We’ve Got to Work Together”  Hollywood Reporter

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