Before A Minecraft Movie, Jared Hess made this wacky heist film, starring Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, and Kristen Wiig.

A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess has opened up on the "really hilarious" scene he was disappointed to leave out of the film's final cut. Ahead of the movie's April 4 release, I sat down with ...

Jared Hess Is Still a Sundance Guy: Why the Smash Hit ‘Minecraft Movie’ Feels a Little Like an Indie Film. The "Napoleon Dynamite" director unpacks his career and the video game box-office ...

To say Minecraft wasn’t mainstream before the movie is a stretch — just look at Dream or any of his friends who have millions of subscribers of their own. It’s the bestselling video game of all time, ...

After living a mostly low-key career after he and wife Jerusha launched with the Sundance sensation Napoleon Dynamite in 2004, director Jared Hess has come roaring back with A Minecraft Movie, a ...

A Minecraft Movie was added to Max (soon to be HBO Max) on June 20 and took the No. 1 spot on the streamer’s Top 10 movies.

Utah filmmaker Jared Hess, who directed "Napoleon Dynamite," takes on his first big-budget special effects movie with "A Minecraft Movie," bringing the popular video game to the screen — and ...

JARED HESS: After being in New Zealand for a juicy stretch, it’s just great to be home back, in dad mode. DEADLINE: How old are your kids? HESS: I’ve got two in college, and then my youngest ...

Director Jared Hess took on "A Minecraft Movie" and manages to create a visually great film, but too many characters keep it from having any heart.

"Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared Hess hurls tater tots and two competitive dorks played by Jack Black and Jason Momoa into the cubist, mega-popular video game.

Plus, Masters speaks to Jared Hess about his pop-culture-shifting filmography which includes cult classics Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre. He’s currently enjoying the wild success of A Minecraft Movie ...