Jason Momia appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about the upcoming sequel. He first talked about how excited he is about making the new Minecraft movie after only reading the script. “The script is even better. It’s so good, I was laughing out loud. I haven’t laughed out loud in a very long time at a script,” Momoa said. “I was perplexed on the first script, this one I’m laughing out loud.”
Momoa also gave some surprising news about the upcoming Minecraft movie, saying that they were going to start shooting the movie at the end of April. Momoa played Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, a video game store owner who finally found his purpose in life when he entered the Overworld and discovered the wonders of the world of Minecraft. Momoa will be back for the sequel, as will Jack Black, who plays the game’s playable character, Steve.
Jared Hess has already talked at length about the ideas for the sequel, and the first film even featured a post-credit scene that hints at what could come next. Of course, in that scene, there was a “massivelty critical character” from the game named Alex. For those who don’t know the game, Alex is the female version of Steve if the gamer wants to change the gender when they are playing Minecraft.
Alex lives in Steve’s old house, and he returned there to get his stuff, and there was a chest there. Some fans believe it might be an Ender Chest. For those who don’t know, they are exclusive chests for each player and can be accessed anywhere in any dimension. They could also be used to lead players into the End, which is a dark, void-like dimension with separate islands and a giant Ender Dragon. “It’ll be so much fun to go back into the world. The fans are just having such a good time,” Hess said. “We teased it in the end credits, and the fans seem to be going wild for it.”
