{"id":33179,"date":"2023-05-24T17:35:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1835593"},"modified":"2023-05-25T07:55:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T05:55:55","slug":"minecraft-movie-cast-news-matt-berry-could-join-jason-momoa","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/minecraft-movie-cast-news-matt-berry-could-join-jason-momoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft movie cast news: Matt Berry could join Jason Momoa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> All the details on Matt Berry&#8217;s potential casting in the upcoming Minecraft movie. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Cole Luke\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 24 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Matt Berry\u200c, a familiar face and voice to many, may be gracing cinema screens soon in the upcoming Minecraft movie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/05\/minecraft-matt-berry-jason-momoa-warner-bros-1235370880\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a> reports that Berry is in talks for the high-profile role alongside Jason Momoa (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/dune-2-trailer-first-look-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Dune<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/aquaman-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Aquaman<\/a>), who is already confirmed to be part of the cast.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has watched <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-oj3xmo\/what-we-do-in-the-shadows\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">What We Do in the Shadows<\/a> or Toast of London will immediately recognise Berry\u2019s now-iconic voice and we\u2019re excited to see what sort of character he might be playing.<\/p>\n<p>A Minecraft movie was first announced all the way back in 2014 and has gone through many different iterations since then, with different directors attached to the project.<\/p>\n<p>Director Shawn Levy (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stranger Things<\/a>) was initially at the helm with writing duo Kieran and Michele Mulroney (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) taking care of the script. Things were not meant to be however, as all three departed the project due to a different vision to what Mojang had in mind.<\/p> <p>It finally seems to have gained traction with Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) in charge of the Warner Bros project.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no further word on any more story details or further cast members as Mojang and Warner Bros are being very hush-hush about the project.<\/p>\n<p>As Berry has already played a pig-prince in animated comedy Disenchantment, we can maybe rule that out for now but there will be a plethora of potential characters to play. Perhaps we will get to hear Berry\u2019s version of a villager \u201cHmm\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Minecraft movie is slated for release on 5th April 2025 and we\u2019ll be sure to update you as more information becomes available.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6327096131112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>Seeing as the film is a ways off, you\u2019ll have plenty of time to check out everything in-store with Minecraft. There\u2019s the upcoming <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/minecraft-1-20-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Trails and Tales 1.20 update<\/a>, which looks to add a lot of features to make your own Minecraft stories more unique with armour trims, archaeological digs and a new cherry blossom biome to explore. The 1.20 update is slated for release sometime this year.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the horizon is the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/minecraft-dungeons-dragons-dlc-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Dungeons and Dragons DLC<\/a>, which is shaping up to be a proper RPG. Familiar foes and locations will be on offer alongside full voice-acting. You\u2019ll even have a 20-sided dice and be able to play with your friends for the authentic DnD experience. 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