{"id":160967,"date":"2025-04-08T23:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/minecraft-fans-should-watch-these-3-great-jack-black-movies-now\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T23:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:30:52","slug":"minecraft-fans-should-watch-these-3-great-jack-black-movies-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/minecraft-fans-should-watch-these-3-great-jack-black-movies-now\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Minecraft&#8217; Fans Should Watch These 3 Great Jack Black Movies Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"105.54187973902\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/minecraft-movie-box-office-record-opening-1236182874\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Minecraft Movie<\/em><\/a> smashed box office records in its opening weekend. One major source of the video game movie\u2019s appeal is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jack-black\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jack Black<\/strong><\/a>, who stars as a doorknob salesman-turned-miner-turned-hero, Steve.<\/p>\n<p>Black has an incredible track record when it comes to family films, and it turns out <em>Minecraft<\/em> is no exception. If you loved Jack Black\u2019s performance in <em>A M<\/em><em>inecraft Movie<\/em>, check out some of the actor\u2019s most entertaining movies on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle\u2019 (2017)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2QKg5SZ_35I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 1995, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/robin-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robin Williams<\/a><\/strong> struck box office gold with <em>Jumanji<\/em>, a fantasy-adventure movie about a jungle-themed board game that brings the jungle into the real world. Over two decades later, the story got an update that was an even bigger hit.<\/p>\n<p>In this version, \u201cJumanji\u201d is a video game that pulls players inside the game itself. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/dwayne-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dwayne<\/strong> <strong>Johnson<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kevin-hart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kevin Hart<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/karen-gillan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Karen Gillan<\/strong><\/a> and Black portray \u201cavatars\u201d in the video-game world, all of whom differ greatly from the real-world teenagers who are portraying them.<\/p>\n<p>Black plays the avatar of a popular high school girl named Bethany, a pretty blonde who rises above \u201cQueen Bee\u201d stereotypes and proves to be selfless and kind. She is, however, horrified to be in the body of a short, middle-aged man.<\/p>\n<p>Black does an incredible job making the character funny without mocking her, and his chemistry with the rest of the team is a delight to watch. The third movie in the franchise, <em>Jumanji: The Next Level<\/em>, isn\u2019t half bad either.<\/p>\n<p>Rent <em>Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jumanji-Welcome-Jungle-Kevin-Hart\/dp\/B07816TG17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018School of Rock\u2019 (2003)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"School of Rock (2003) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TExoc0MG4I4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of Black\u2019s most beloved movies of all time, <em>School of Rock<\/em> was written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-white-lotus-finale-drama-mike-white-fires-back-at-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mike White<\/strong><\/a> (<em>The White Lotus<\/em>) and directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/glen-powell-on-reuniting-with-richard-linklater-for-hit-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Richard Linklater<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Boyhood<\/em>). Black plays slacker musician Dewey Finn, whose immense ego gets him thrown out of his band, much to the chagrin of his roommate Ned (Mike White) and Ned\u2019s girlfriend Patty (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sarah-silverman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sarah Silverman<\/strong><\/a>). In order to make enough money to pay rent, Dewey pretends to be Ned and takes a substitute teaching job, only to discover that the kids he\u2019s teaching are all talented musicians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10.171428571429\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/school-of-rock-cast-jack-black-joan-cusack-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/school-of-rock-cast-jack-black-joan-cusack-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Rock On! \u2018School of Rock\u2019 Cast: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIn 2003, writer Mike White collaborated with Jack Black and director Richard Linklater on the musical comedy School of Rock that later spawned a Nickelodeon series and a Tony-nominated musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. In the original movie, struggling singer Dewey Finn (Black) goes undercover as a substitute teacher for a local prep school [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As he begins to turn the students into a rock band, he discovers a passion for teaching music. He also develops a friendship with the school\u2019s quirky principal, Roz Mullins (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/school-of-rock-cast-jack-black-joan-cusack-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joan Cusack<\/strong><\/a>). In a role that could feel creepy if played by a lesser actor, Black shows just why he\u2019s been a star all these years as he bonds with the young cast by teaching them to rock out. <em>School of Rock<\/em> is a love letter to rock music as well as to music\u2019s power to change lives.<\/p>\n<p>Watch <em>School of Rock<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/movies\/video\/2P0sLpEvGbIaEZtzSFd_x6LkR6QG5uU9\/?searchReferral=desktop-web&amp;source=google-organic&amp;ftag=PPM-23-10bfh8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paramount+.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Shark Tale\u2019 (2004)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shark Tale (2004) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b5EcRbTWm2A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Have you ever told a white lie and watched it spin out of control? That\u2019s what happens to Oscar (<strong>Will Smith<\/strong>), a little fish who gets in too deep when everyone becomes convinced he killed a vicious shark. Black voices Lenny, a sweet-natured \u201cvegetarian\u201d shark who Oscar befriends. Full of fun music (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/missy-elliott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Missy Elliott<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/christina-aguilera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Christina Aguilera<\/strong><\/a> perform a killer cover of \u201cCar Wash\u201d), funny pop culture references (albeit ones from the early 2000s) and a solid lesson about honesty, <em>Shark Tale<\/em> is a thoroughly entertaining family film.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"13.023255813953\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/school-of-rock-stars-caitlin-hale-and-angelo-massagli-are-married\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/School-of-Rock-Stars-Caitlin-Hale-and-Angelo-Massagli-Are-Married-02.jpg?crop=0px%2C67px%2C770px%2C435px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"School of Rock Stars Caitlin Hale and Angelo Massagli Are Married\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/School-of-Rock-Stars-Caitlin-Hale-and-Angelo-Massagli-Are-Married-02.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/school-of-rock-stars-caitlin-hale-and-angelo-massagli-are-married\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">\u2018School of Rock\u2019 Stars Caitlin Hale and Angelo Massagli Are Married<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Brian Falduto\/Instagram Twenty-two years later, the legend of School of Rock remains way hardcore, with two of its child stars grown up and married. Caitlin Hale and Angelo Massagli, who played Marta and Frankie, respectively, in the 2003 comedy, tied the knot last weekend with several of their costars in attendance to celebrate. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The all-star voice cast also includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/robert-de-niro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Robert De Niro<\/strong><\/a> as a shark mob boss, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/renee-zellweger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/strong><\/a> as Oscar\u2019s best friend and love interest and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/angelina-jolie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Angelina Jolie<\/strong><\/a> as a lionfish who tries to steal Oscar\u2019s heart. Kids will enjoy <em>Shark Tale<\/em> for its colorful animation and humor, but adults familiar with <em>The Godfather<\/em> and <em>Goodfellas<\/em> will appreciate the clever mob-movie references even more.<\/p>\n<p>Watch <em>Shark Tale<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/watch\/dae07e75-4db5-4734-a246-3d1610bfa999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/minecraft-fans-should-watch-these-3-great-jack-black-movies-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Minecraft Movie smashed box office records in its opening weekend. One major source of the video game movie\u2019s appeal is Jack Black, who stars as a doorknob salesman-turned-miner-turned-hero, Steve. Black has an incredible track record when it comes to family films, and it turns out Minecraft is no exception. 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