"It's just Jack Black with blue shirt": Minecraft fans unhappy with Steve's casting in live-action movie

Minecraft finally got its first teaser trailer and it seems that many fans aren't happy. The movie is scheduled to be released on April 4, 2025, and while the trailer was believed to evoke excitement amongst fans, it has started many discussions. These are mostly related to how everything in the movie looks.

From the animation style, mob design, and items to how the cast members look, many fans are simply confused about what the makers are trying to achieve with the Minecraft movie.

This is not my Steve, what did they do to my Steve. It’s just Jack Black with blue shirt… byu/christubatuba inMinecraft

Recently, a player and Redditor u/christubatuba shared a screenshot from the trailer showing Jack Black in the role of Steve. The caption stated how they cannot accept Jack Black as Steve because he looks nothing like him. They also commented:

"They should have just let Jack Black voice Steve and make the movie fully animated."

The user also mentioned that the makers should have added Jack Black as the voice actor and made the movie fully animated instead of live-action.

Comment byu/christubatuba from discussion inMinecraft

Another user, u/Mango-Gator, said that it is even worse seeing Jack Black wearing a T-shirt that looks like a V-neck over a turtleneck sweater. The original poster replied to the comment saying even they were trying to figure out what kind of shirt he was wearing.

Comment byu/christubatuba from discussion inMinecraft

Redditor u/Cirelectric mentioned an interesting point about how Jack Black did not change his beard to match something that fans are used to seeing in Steve. Also, since everyone is used to Steve being silent without saying anything, it is just bizarre to see his character screaming like that. They also mentioned how Jason Momoa and others are acting poorly.

Reddit reacts to the movie trailer (Image via Reddit/christubatuba)

Redditor u/MindbenderGam1ng said that since the Minecraft movie looks so bad, they think there will be some scenes showing how everyone will be gearing up for the final war and Steve will clean his beard and say something like "Let's show these piglins what builders can do." This would be something that fans have seen in other disappointing movies.

Fans are not happy with how everything looks in the Minecraft trailer (Image via Reddit/christubatuba)

u/SluggJuice added that Steve might say "Let's show these Crafty swine who the real Miners are!" This is a popular meme often used for movies that are bad and when they use dialogues to say the movies' name.

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Minecraft movie may end up disappointing fans

People do not like how the Minecraft movie looks (Image via Mojang Studios)

While fans have waited for a feature-length Minecraft movie for almost a decade, it seems that many aren't happy with how everything looks. The makers decided to go with a realistic animation look, which seems to be the main issue that's brought up. And since almost everything regarding the movie is probably done, it seems very unlikely that anything will significantly change when it comes out next year.