"So trying to silence any criticism I see": Fans react to Warner Bros copyright strikes on Minecraft Movie trailer reactions

Minecraft is going through a tough time as the much-anticipated live-action movie trailer was not well received by the fans of the game. The teaser trailer was released recently and created much discussion amongst players. They were disappointed at how everything looked.

And since this created a lot of discussion, many popular creators expressed their dislike towards the movie. One of them was Mumbo Jumbo, who is among the largest and most loved Minecraft YouTube creators. A Reddit user named CaptainRelyk shared a screenshot showing how the creator got a copyright claim on their video which was titled "The Minecraft Movie Trailer looks silly."

Warner is copyright striking videos that are critical of the movie, claims they own this fan film byu/CaptainRelyk inMinecraft

Reacting to this situation, user Shredded_Locomotive commented:

"So trying to silence any criticism I see."

User Raaslen replied to the comment stating the obvious that it wasn’t even criticism on the creator’s part. In fact, Mumbo Jumbo was praising the trailer and defending certain aspects that were unnecessarily targeted by the community. They feel the only sensible reason for this claim seems to be Warner Bros' greed.

Comment byu/CaptainRelyk from discussion inMinecraft

According to User AnOnlineHandle, the video's title gave Warner Bros the impression it would be negative, leading to their claim.

Comment byu/CaptainRelyk from discussion inMinecraft

User pepod09 mentioned that the maker also claimed another video by PhoenixSC was struck/muted, where the YouTuber showed an old clip of a parody Minecraft movie. The reason they did was because they have the rights to the song Mice on Venus.

Reddit reacts to the copyright notice (Image via Reddit/CaptainRelyk)

After a bit of digging, MrPowerGamerBR stated that what made this 'strike' worse is that neither Mojang Studios nor Warner Bros have rights to the song. It is C418 who owns the copyrights. Unless it was sold to WB, which the user feels is far-fetched, this would be considered as an illegal copyright claim.

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Minecraft movie has disappointed fans

Jack Black as Steve in the movie (Image via Warner Bros)

People have been waiting for a feature length Minecraft movie for years and the excitement was beyond the roof when Mojang Studios announced that Jack Black and Jason Momoa will be a part of the movie. But things soon took the wrong turn when leaks started to appear, showing how the movie looks. And unfortunately, the trailer confirmed all the fears.

From Jack Black's appearance to how the world looks, there are many things that feel wrong in the live-action Minecraft Movie trailer. The only thing left to be seen is how the movie turns out when it releases on April 4, 2025.