Jared Hess talks turning Minecraft into an 'epic, hilarious adventure' movie
Glendale-born director Jared Hess is known for his debut film "Napoleon Dynamite." How he stretched his creative legs with "A ...
Believe It or Not, ‘A Minecraft Movie’s Director Earned an Oscar Nomination for This Incredibly Dark Film
Minecraft and the Oscars aren't exactly two words you'd expect to see written in the same sentence, which is what makes it ...
A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess: ‘On a big movie there’s so much to do, so much to pull off. You’re always dry-heaving’
Hess, the film-maker behind the 2004 comedy Napoleon Dynamite, on his love of Minecraft, working with Jack Black and making a ...
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The 14 Best Jack Black Movies of All Time
From awesome animated sagas to rowdy music-making to the truly odd and offbeat, these are the 14 best Jack Black movies of ...
How this Utah filmmaker created the wild block world of ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ capturing an ‘epic, ridiculous quest’
Utah filmmaker Jared Hess, who directed "Napoleon Dynamite," takes on his first big-budget special effects movie with "A ...
Dumped by Sundance, Utah’s state and tech leaders want to put money toward a new film festival
Could Utah get a new homegrown film festival after Sundance moves to Colorado? Utah leaders are discussing the idea, and ...
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Minecraft director: 'Jack had a secret crush on Jason Momoa'
A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess has said Jack Black had a "secret crush" on Jason Momoa before they started shooting ...
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10 Reasons Why Minecraft Movie is Already HATED
With “Gentlemen Broncos,” “Don Verdean,” and “Masterminds,” Hess’ early success started to seem like a fluke. That was until Jared and Jerusha Hess received an Oscar nomination for ...
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The 14 Best Jack Black Movies of All Time
Jared and Jerusha Hess' follow-up to 2004's sleeper hit Napoleon Dynamite was a fun fable featuring Jack Black as a Catholic friar who secretly moonlights as a luchador to earn money for a ...