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Direct From Hollywood With Ryan Seacrest: Jack Black Makes 'Minecraft' · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Movies with adaptive video
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  Speaker 1: games seem to be a guaranteed hit these days, with
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  Speaker 1: Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog all leading to
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  Speaker 1: massive box office returns, but there is one factor that's
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  Speaker 1: traditionally make or break. The properties tend to rely on
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  Speaker 1: having a pre existing main character because adaptations without one
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  Speaker 1: have generally flopped. That is, until Minecraft came along. It's
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  Speaker 1: already become the biggest film of the year without the
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  Speaker 1: familiar hero for audiences to root Forso director Jared Hess
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  Speaker 1: relied on something else, Jack Black. They previously collaborated on
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  Speaker 1: Nacho Libre, where Jared learned firsthand how immensely talented his
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  Speaker 1: lead star was, so he knew he could carry Minecraft,
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  Speaker 1: he tells Indie Wire. Look, I put Jack Black in
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  Speaker 1: my top five greatest athletes of all time. That dude
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  Speaker 1: can do anything physically. He's got some of the best
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  Speaker 1: pipes in the world. He's unbelievable, and he's just a
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  Speaker 1: big kid. He's always held that then he's never changed.
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  Speaker 1: That energy became the heartbeat of the film. Best director
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  Speaker 1: Jared Hess's on Jack Black. Their collaboration Minecraft is now
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  Speaker 1: playing that's direct from Hollywood.