5 h. ago Minecraft Movie is biggest film of 2025 so far in UK and Ireland

The film pushed Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy into second place.

Culture

12 h. ago A divisive Will Smith action film with a unique twist is airing on TV tonight

The film is one of the biggest box office bombs of its time

Culture

29 h. ago Minecraft Movie releasing new Block Party Edition as people bring live chickens to screenings

Cinemas are ramping up the noise with the Minecraft Movie Block Party Edition, which will encourage attendees to get as loud as they can — here's what we know.

Society

51 h. ago Playing to win: are video game movies replacing superhero blockbusters?

The record-breaking box office for A Minecraft Movie has been followed by a rush of announcements for more films based on gamesMargot Robbie and Sydney Sweeney are two of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood. As such, they’ve both logged their time in superhero movies of recent vintage (though Robbie’s turn as Harley Quinn is probably better-known than whatever Sweeney found herself doing in Madame Web). It feels notable, then, that in recent weeks they’ve both been connected to multiple projects based on video games. Robbie’s Lucky Chap plans to produce a movie based on The Sims; Sweeney, meanwhile, will produce OutRun, based on a 30-year-old arcade game, and has also signed to star in a movie based on the more recent hit game Split Fiction. Score a bunch of points for the gamers. Is the dawn of gamer cinema finally here?Regardless of this Hot Lady defection, superhero movies and other comics-based properties will likely stick around for years to come. Marvel still kicks off the ...

Culture

4 d. ago Tom Hardy admits filming in Wales for Netflix thriller was 'challenging'

Havoc is the biggest feature film that has been shot entirely in Wales

Politics

6 d. ago Cult film studio 'saves' embattled Prince Charles Cinema with week of the world's top films

From Everything Everywhere to The Lighthouse' indie powerhouse brings seven modern classics to Leicester Square - complete with merch pop-up

Politics

6 d. ago Chaos erupts during Minecraft Movie screening in Welsh cinema after 'chicken jockey!' moment

Three teenagers were thrown out of a Welsh cinema for participating in a viral, and disruptive, internet trend, and reportedly banned from returning

Events

7 d. ago LEGO set based on iconic Minecraft movie moment drops to £29 at Argos with offer

The LEGO set is based on the 'Chicken Jockey' meme from the Minecraft movie that's taken over the internet.

Economics

9 d. ago Irish Freemasons apologise for hosting Conor McGregor interview at Dublin hall

Organisation says it regrets renting premises for event with US commentator Tucker Carlson and will give fee to charityThe Freemasons of Ireland have apologised for hosting an interview between Conor McGregor and the US commentator Tucker Carlson at the organisation’s premises in central Dublin.Philip Daley, the grand secretary of the Irish Freemasons, said the organisation regretted renting its hall for the event last week and would donate the fee to charity. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Sinners upsets $721M juggernaut A Minecraft Movie at box office amid fears it 'could end the studio system'

The horror/adventure move garnered $45.6 million in North American theaters, studio officials said, according to the AP .

Politics

1 week 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.

Culture

2 w. ago What is the Minecraft Chicken Jockey craze? Viral meme explained as film sweeps cinemas

Wondering why your kid keeps talking about a Chicken Jockey? We're here to help you decipher the chaos surrounding The Minecraft Movie's most boisterous viral moment

Culture

2 w. ago Minecraft TikTok trend sees rowdy group of teenagers thrown out of cinema

The showing of A Minecraft Movie had to be paused at The Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks, Kent, so staff could eject the unruly teenagers as they were disturbing the film

Politics

2 w. 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

Events

2 w. 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

Culture

2 w. ago Europe's race to rearm is pointless if its adversaries are waging war online | Johnny Ryan

Ireland holds the algorithm off-switch. Ursula von der Leyen must force Dublin to use itEurope is scrambling to remilitarise. The European Commission is raising a €150bn (£129bn) defence fund and is calling on EU countries to invest €650bn (£561bn) more. Germany has cast aside its government debt limit to invest hundreds of billions of euros in defence. Poland will train every male of fighting age for battle, and envisages an army 500,000 strong. Latvia’s president has urged the rest of Europe to conscript citizens, as Latvia does. Even neutral Ireland is buying combat jets. No wonder Europe’s defence industry is booming. In just a few months, the share prices of several big weapons manufacturers have nearly doubled and doubled again. But, despite this new martial pulse, the continent is still sleepwalking towards disaster.Europe can harden its shell and sharpen its claws, but it has done little to protect its soft underbelly against political manipulation. The US is capitulating to...

Events

2 w. ago Jack Black forced to wade in as A Minecraft Movie theater mayhem continues

Some movie theaters are now banning unaccompanied children

Politics

2 w. 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...

Culture

2 w. 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.

Events

2 w. 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

Economics