NEW MOVIES: April 3-9, 2025, “A MineCraft Movie,” “The Luckiest Man in America,” “Psycho Therapy,” “Eric LaRue”

A MINECRAFT MOVIE

A MINECRAFT MOVIE

A Minecraft Movie is a 2025 American fantasy adventure comedy film based on the 2011 video game Minecraft by Mojang Studios. It was directed by Jared Hess and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galletta, from a story by Allison Schroeder, Bowman, and Palmer. The film stars Jason MomoaJack BlackDanielle BrooksEmma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen. In the film, four misfits are pulled through a portal into a cubic world that thrives on imagination, having no choice but to master the world while embarking on a quest with an expert crafter named Steve.

Plans for a Minecraft film adaptation were announced in February 2014 when creator Markus Persson revealed that Mojang was in talks with Warner Bros. Pictures to develop the project, with Roy Lee and Jill Messick producing. During development, filmmakers Shawn LevyRob McElhenney, and Peter Sollett, were initially hired to direct, while writers Kieran and Michele Mulroney, Jason FuchsAaron and Adam Nee, and Allison Schroeder, were attached. In April 2022, Legendary Entertainment became involved, with Hess hired as the new director and Momoa in talks to star. Further casting took place from May 2023 to January 2024. Principal photography began later that month in New Zealand and concluded in mid-April 2024.

A Minecraft Movie had its world premiere at Empire, Leicester Square in London, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2025,[3] and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on April 4, 2025.

Premise

Four misfits—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle 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. 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 (Jack 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.

Cast

Additionally, Matt BerryKate McKinnon, and Jemaine Clement have been cast in undisclosed roles.[13][10][14] YouTubers ValkyraeDanTDM, Aphmau, Mumbo Jumbo, and LDShadowLady will appear in the film.[15] In addition, a reference to Technoblade is included as a tribute to him.[16]

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THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA

THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA

The Luckiest Man in America is a 2024 American drama film directed and co-written by Samir Oliveros. It stars Paul Walter HauserWalton GogginsShamier AndersonBrian GeraghtyPatti HarrisonHaley BennettDamian YoungLilli KayJames WolkShaunette Renée WilsonDavid RysdahlRicky RussertDavid StrathairnJohnny Knoxville, and Maisie Williams.

The film’s world premiere was scheduled for September 5, 2024, at the Toronto International Film Festival. It will be released in the United States on April 4, 2025.

Premise

Depicts the 1984 scandal orchestrated by ice cream truck driver Michael Larson when he appeared on and won the game show Press Your Luck.

Cast

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PSYCHO THERAPY

PSYCHO THERAPY

The Steve Buscemi-led black comedy Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer has been released. Directed by Turkish filmmaker Tolga Karaçelik in his English-language debut, the film follows John Magaro (Past Lives) as Keane, a writer whose crumbling marriage to Suzie (Britt Lower) is further complicated by his years-long struggle to complete a book about serial killers. His luck takes a bizarre turn when he meets Kollmick (Buscemi), an ex-murderer who offers to mentor him in the finer points of homicide.

The newly released trailer for Psycho Therapy shows things spiral further out of control when Suzie mistakes reformed serial killer Kollmick for their new marriage counselor (via Brainstorm Media). Psycho Therapy is set to premiere in New York theaters on April 4. The film will also star Ward Harton, Olli Haaskivi, and Lower’s Severance co-star Sydney Cole Alexander.

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ERIC LARUE

ERIC LARUE

Eric LaRue is a 2023 American drama film directed by Michael Shannon in his directorial debut. It was written by Brett Neveu and based on his 2002 play of the same name.

Synopsis

Janice, the mother of a high school murderer, prepares to visit her son in prison and meet a collection of bereaved local parents.

Cast

  • Judy Greer as Janice LaRue
  • Paul Sparks as Steve Calhan, a Presbyterian pastor
  • Alison Pill as Lisa, a Human Resources manager close with Ron
  • Tracy Letts as Bill Verne, motivational preacher
  • Annie Parisse as Stephanie, a grieving mother
  • Kate Arrington as Jill, a grieving mother
  • Alexander Skarsgård as Ron LaRue, Janice’s husband
  • Nation Sage Henrikson as Eric LaRue, Janice’s son and school shooter
  • Lawrence Grimm as Jack, Janice’s boss.

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