Rob McElhenney, D&D Directors, & 19 Writers Went Uncredited
The script for A Minecraft Movie was written by 28 different people.
A Minecraft Movie is now playing in United States theaters. Based on the popular 2011 video game by Mojang Studios, the film is directed by Jared Hess and stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen.
Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galletta are the writers who are officially credited for A Minecraft Movie’s script, based on a story by Allison Schroeder, Bowman, and Palmer.
However, per World of Reel, the WGA website reveals 22 others who also worked on the script, including It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
Who worked on the script for A Minecraft Movie?
In addition to McElhenney, Goldstein, and Daley, the other writers named in WGA’s “Additional Literary Material” section (which was created for writers who worked on a script but didn’t receive credit) include Megan Amram, Kevin Biegel, Dana Fox, Hannah Friedman, Jason Fuchs, Hess, Phil Augusta Jackson, Lauryn Kahn, Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee, Zak Penn, Simon Rich, Peter Sollett, Laura Steinel, Jon Spaihts, Oren Uziel, and Ben Wexler.
It’s worth noting that Warner Bros. has been trying to make a film based on Minecraft for over a decade, and many writers and directors (including McElhenney) at one point in time before they eventually departed it. Now, the movie is looking to be one of the biggest box office hits of 2025, as it has so far grossed approximately $323.4 million.
“Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits—Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers), and Dawn (Brooks)—find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination,” the synopsis for the film reads. “To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative…the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.”
