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‘A Minecraft Movie's Jared Hess Talks Sequel, The Man Crush Between Jack Black & Jason Momoa, Hitting Zeitgeist Gold Decades After ‘Napoleon Dynamite'
After living a mostly low key career after he and wife Jerusha launched with the Sundance sensation Napoleon Dynamite in 2004 ...
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Preston native Jared Hess makes A Minecraft Movie a mega hit
PRESTON - Jared Hess, a native of Preston, recently directed a new mind-blowing movie, A Minecraft Movie, which has taken the ...
Jared Hess talks turning Minecraft into an 'epic, hilarious adventure' movie
Glendale-born director Jared Hess is known for his debut film "Napoleon Dynamite." How he stretched his creative legs with "A ...
Believe It or Not, ‘A Minecraft Movie’s Director Earned an Oscar Nomination for This Incredibly Dark Film
Minecraft and the Oscars aren't exactly two words you'd expect to see written in the same sentence, which is what makes it ...
A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess: ‘On a big movie there’s so much to do, so much to pull off. You’re always dry-heaving’
Hess, the film-maker behind the 2004 comedy Napoleon Dynamite, on his love of Minecraft, working with Jack Black and making a ...
How this Utah filmmaker created the wild block world of ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ capturing an ‘epic, ridiculous quest’
Utah filmmaker Jared Hess, who directed "Napoleon Dynamite," takes on his first big-budget special effects movie with "A ...
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Who is the director of A Minecraft Movie?
Director Jared Hess, recognized for his distinctive comedic style and quirky narratives, is at the helm of this project. Although he typically collaborates with his wife, Jerusha Hess, he does ...