Why Jack Black got cast in the Minecraft Movie

Jack Black has been cast as Steve in the Minecraft movie. As with any case of Black being cast, the question is not: why did he get cast, but rather: why does he exist in the first place?
Not in a bad way, of course. But an entertainer of such enormous charisma deserves a suitably outrageous origin story, and luckily, Black has exactly that. His is the story of life as the son of a genius engineer, a hike up a Scottish mountain, and friendships with talented musicians that helped pave the way for his casting, fist in a Pitfall! advert, then in Brutal Legend, then as Bowser in the Super Mario Bros Movie, and finally, as Steve in the upcoming Minecraft movie.
It's been a long journey, but Black's been delighting his fans all along the way.
And it's way better than if certain other actors from the Mario movie got chosen for Minecraft, but that's beside the point.
Lots of love,
Kotor (and BretonStripes in spirit, she's sick)
Sources:
www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...
Music: ocremix.org/remix/OCR04499

[@SprigatittoSuperFan]

First Jack Black as Bowser, now Steve from Minecraft

[@raymonderrity1419]

Don't forget Officer Dick in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

[@missciera]

Can't believe no one's mentioned this yet, but Jack Black also voiced an audiobook for Minecraft: The Island, which I've heard good things about. That may have influenced the decision a bit

[@nediah]

wait what?
...He better sing.

[@slyar]

Wait there's gonna be a Minecraft movie finally?

[@nman551]

It’s in live action..

[@ooaktree]

you should know because MICHAEL HUANG IS A DOG IN THE MOVIE!!!!

[@slyar]

holly shorts!!! @@ooaktree

[@BossDD3]

Another teen role of his was working at an arcade in X-files, where a Virtua Fighter high score helps them track down the culprit of a murder.

[@joopvanhedel1372]

If he does Steve as well as he does as Bowser in the Mario movie then I think the movie can be pretty good imagine him playing more video game movies that will be great because video game movies are finally good

[@CheerfulMarioBros]

He might be in the next fnaf movie

[@spleenikfan158]

Wait till we get Chris’s Pratt as alex

[@joseurbanos.domingo6344]

Hello, it's me,an alex

[@1QWEST143]

I thought the news was a meme

[@CR1MSONACE]

I don't think I'm okay with this, but also I think anyone else would go much worse (unless it's Jeb, because he's _kind of_ the inspiration for Steve and Alex's appearances?).

[@sirmopsolot5260]

nah, steve needs a professional voice actor and jeb is just not built as a voice actor. Personally I don't imagine steve's voice as jeb (not as jack's either but its pretty hard to give a voice to a voiceless character)

[@SakuragiRed]

He was also in two other doublefine games one being broken age and psychonauts 2

[@dartdevious561]

Don't forget he did that audiobook

[@GamepadStudios]

Wait the casting is actually real?

[@lightingbettle]

Yep!

[@warthogpower7729]

Jack Black forever baby

[@thedraftingax5963]

Sir yessir

[@Wbfuhn]

Someone told me it was Jason Momoa that would be cast as Steve.

[@rufioh]

I didn’t even know there was going to be a Minecraft movie until now

[@davestylehenry]

This is amazing

[@OurHeroXero]

I completely missed the announcement there would be a Minecraft movie O.o
It's official...I am now the old...
Houston*

[@vanimapermai]

I love jack black I hope he never dies

[@ChrisLeeW00]

Can’t wait to hear him song about creepers 😂

[@Mr.Yeast2]

I can't tell if I hate or love this information

[@rickster008]

Cohen, is from the same place I'm from

[@Hanz_M]

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[@XenoKnightAlpha]

minecraft!?

[@JJ_R]

Answer: _Peaches._
Deeper Answer: There’ll likely be a musical number, and _Peaches_ became viral. They clearly want the Minecraft movie to put out another viral banger.

[@swishfish8858]

Simpler than that, he's already a bankable goofball and ended up being in the most successful animated film of its year. Two and two together, you get a money machine.

[@thedraftingax5963]

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[@HibHab69]

Because money.

[@robertenriquez4985]

everyone get ready to hate the Minecraft movie 😡!!!

[@robertenriquez4985]

and at least Jack Black played well as Bowser!

[@sporeham1674]

How about, no?
I'm ready to give it a fair shot.

[@hichaelhighers]

I love Jack Black but these video game movies are such shameless money-grabs, man.

[@madnessarcade7447]

Nah not Nintendo’s they’re strategic and careful control freaks they don’t do things on a whim

[@elhazthorn918]

There's a Minecraft movie? But that's even more pointless than all the Minecraft spinoffs. The point of Minecraft is build what you want, but you can't do that if it's a movie.

[@KraziShadowbear]

Isn't the Lego Movie somewhere along those lines?
A movie about a franchise where the basis is to build anything you want?

[@sporeham1674]

Setting stories IN Minrcraft is great fun though

[@nman551]

This is..gonna be a mess I can see the writing

[@madnessarcade7447]

He ruined his career and his life by becoming a Zionist unfortunately