‘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 ...
Bigger budget, same ‘dorkiness’: Jared Hess on bringing ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ vibes to ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Jared Hess didn’t know what to expect when his first feature film, a movie about a lanky, Tater Tot-loving teen, made its ...
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Stars and Director Unpack Its Songs and ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ References
As it turns out, quite a bit. With llamas, tater tots, and Idaho setting and a washed-up high school legend at its heart, “A ...
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 ...
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‘Napoleon Dynamite’ stars coming to Packard
A trio of actors from “Napoleon Dynamite” will share stories about the film at a screening Nov. 8 at Packard Music Hall. Jon ...
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Is Napoleon Dynamite’s Uncle Rico in ‘The White Lotus’? Details on Jon Gries’ Previous Roles
If Jon looks familiar there’s a reason, and viewers are wondering if the actor also played Uncle Rico in 2004’s Napoleon ...
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Review: Jason Momoa and Jack Black Bro It Up in a Genially Weightless Video-Game Quest
Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster ...
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Review: Jack Black Tries to Dig His Way Out of a Deeply Unimaginative Block-Buster About the Joy of Infinite Creativity
Jared Hess' mega-budget video game adaptation works best whenever you can tell that it was made by the director of "Napoleon ...
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 ...
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How this Utah filmmaker created the wild block world of ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ capturing an ‘epic, ridiculous quest’
When filmmaker Jared Hess got interested in making a movie ... for small independent films — notably, his 2004 debut, “Napoleon Dynamite.” Making “A Minecraft Movie” has been a five ...
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Stars and Director Unpack Its Songs and ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ References
Jared is on a really short list. When you think about ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ that felt cool and edgy and hysterical, but it was still a PG movie.” Although, Hess says Jennifer Coolidge’s ...