4 h. 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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7 h. ago ‘Don’t you besmirch Super Mario Bros!’: how video game adaptations became prestige TV

From The Last of Us to Fallout, the days of ropey dramas stemming from consoles is over. Television insiders open up about why high-end shows and gaming now go hand-in-handTwo teenagers plan how to dispatch their latest undead enemy: a kill-shot to the head, or a knife in the side of the neck? One of them throws a glass bottle, distracting their prey. Then she goes in for the kill with all the breezy confidence of a kid playing a video game on easy.It’s a rare moment of playfulness in the second-season opener of The Last of Us, a show that generally takes its storytelling deadly seriously. While the wildly lucrative Minecraft movie strip-mines its IP for laughs, this celebrated HBO series, adapted from the PlayStation titles of the same name, is as focused on taut character drama as the thrills and spills of the zombie genre. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago A Minecraft Movie soars to $551M globally as Snow White falls out of box office top five

A Minecraft Movie has soared to nearly $551 million in the global box office while Disney's Snow White live-action remake dropped even further out of the top five spot this weekend.

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28 h. ago 'A Minecraft Movie' stomps to $80.6 million in second weekend

After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the highest grossing Hollywood release of 2025

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28 h. ago Cinema chaos as kids bring actual chickens into Minecraft Movie screenings

The latest Box Office hit, The Minecraft Movie, has sparked a bizarre social media trend – which one teen took to another level by bringing live animals into the cinema

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30 h. ago Sunday Brunch fans gobsmacked as they realise unrecognisable guest is huge 90s star

Sunday Brunch fans were baffled that Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer failed to acknowledge the past career of their guests

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51 h. ago There’s a place for audience participation, but ‘chicken jockey’ chaos takes it too far | Kate Maltby

Barrages of popcorn and even live poultry are featuring at screenings of A Minecraft Movie‘Chicken jockey!” If you know what this phrase means, you’re either a preteen boy or have accompanied one to a recent cinema screening of A Minecraft Movie.Warner Bros’ latest money-spinner is a movie adaptation of the Swedish game Minecraft, a prerequisite in the social lives of children between the age of eight and 12. The game enables children to explore and reconfigure a creative digital environment, accumulating resources in a world built from blocks. The movie enables children to explore and reconfigure the codes of basic decency in a cinema environment, testing the limits of any hapless usher left to supervise. Continue reading...

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57 h. 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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3 d. ago ‘Disruptive’ Minecraft movie trend ‘causing distress to autistic children’

Send charities have said the trend creates ‘unnecessary anxiety’ for autistic people.

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3 d. ago Minecraft Movie causing chaos in UK cinemas as fights break out and food flung

A Minecraft Movie has seen teenagers attend screenings and engage in a bizarre social media trend, which has left some cinema workers wanting to quit due to the disruption

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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Ryan Thomas says 'you won’t believe this' as he documents hilarious holiday blunder

The star flew to Germany and realised he'd made an error when trying to book his hotel

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4 d. ago What is 'chicken jockey' in A Minecraft Movie? Fan favourite moment explained

Some audience members have been kicked out for their behaviour in response to the viral scene

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4 d. ago People are only just realising Celebrity Big Brother star Mickey Rourke's REAL name

The actor, 72, has sparked controversy since his debut on the show, receiving a formal warning from bosses for making a homophobic threat at JoJo Siwa.

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

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.

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4 d. ago Nuclear pests, Hockney’s best and dozens of swimming tortoises – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?The Thursday quiz has taken a brief respite from shouting “chicken jockey” and throwing popcorn at fellow cinemagoers, giving it just long enough to cobble together today’s offering between screenings of the Minecraft movie. Silently waiting for you, like a creeper about to blow up your base, you will find 15 questions that veer from the topical, to general knowledge, to pop culture and back. There are no prizes, but we always love to hear how you’ve got on in the comments.The Thursday quiz, No 205 Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Minecraft Movie director responds to viral ‘chicken jockey’ trend after movie theaters ban unaccompanied kids

Police have been called to at least one screening to deal with exuberant fans

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4 d. ago A Minecraft Movie director responds to viral ‘chicken jockey’ trend after movie theaters ban unaccompanied kids

Police have been called to at least one screening to deal with exuberant fans

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5 d. ago Minecraft Movie fans 'torn' after realising different star was in

The Minecraft Movie has been a huge hit at the box office, but fans have been left split after realising an iconic actor who was initially cast in the lead role

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5 d. 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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