Minor spoilers ahead for A Minecraft Movie.
The creative minds behind A Minecraft Movie shared with IGN that one of the film's most amusing scenes drew inspiration from the classic film The NeverEnding Story. In a particularly humorous moment, Jack Black's character, Steve, finds himself in a precarious situation where he must cling to Jason Momoa's character, Garrett, due to a shortage of Elytra wings, which are only available for Garrett and Sebastian Hansen's Henry. This leads to a comedic sequence where Steve scrambles to hold on, preventing a perilous fall.
This scene was more than just a comedic interlude; it was a homage to The NeverEnding Story. "We definitely wanted a Falkor moment from The Neverending Story that was both majestic and beautiful, but also one that goes south pretty quickly," explained director Jared Hess.
Producer Torfi Frans Ólafsson recounted the fun between takes, saying, "Jack is sitting on top of Jason and they're in this complicated rig... and Jack starts singing, because he does that in between scenes, but he starts singing the words to The NeverEnding Story and riding him like he's riding Falkor."
The scene is a nod to Jack Black's role as Slip in The NeverEnding Story 3, adding a layer of nostalgia for fans. Jason Momoa, who played a significant role in crafting this scene, shared his excitement: "I got to participate in writing that, and this big guy [Jack Black] wanted to do it too. This was after Top Gun: Maverick came out, so I also wanted to be able to go into it and then hit the brakes and then have them slide down and I switcheroo on them. We were sitting there at the hotel dying about this idea of Jack and I doing this stunt and it made it [into the movie] and it's phenomenal."
Jack Black humorously noted the scene's potential for a more mature rating: "I don't know if it made it in the final cut because there were different versions of that scene, but it could have gone hard rated R. In the end, I think we made it family-friendly!"
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Momoa also humorously recreated the dynamic between him and Black on set, urging, "Let my hips guide you! You can't just ride me like I'm majestic. I was dying, man. I was dying."
For more insights, don't miss our review of A Minecraft Movie, details on the private server the team used during production, and an in-depth look at the film's ending and post-credits scene.
