Summary
- The Minecraft movie will adapt the game into live-action with Jack Black and Jason Momoa.
- Jennifer Coolidge's role in A Minecraft Movie remains a mystery, leading to fan speculation.
- Jennifer Coolidge's comedy background makes her suited for many Minecraft roles.
Of all the video game adaptations coming to cinemas, A Minecraft Movie is perhaps the most intriguing. The film will adapt Mojang Studios' massively popular sandbox game for live-action, with many big names cast in the project, including Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Jennifer Coolidge.
The plot of the upcoming Minecraft movie will follow a ragtag group of humans who venture into the fantastical Overworld and meet expert crafter, Steve (played by Black). Under Steve's wing, the group, consisting of Momoa, Emma Meyers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Eugene Hansen's characters, must each reconnect with the qualities that make them creative to return to the real world. Teasers for A Minecraft Movie have fans divided, with many skeptical of the film's live-action aesthetic. While it appears the movie has found logical ways to translate certain gameplay elements into live-action, such as crafting, other elements, like animals, have not been as readily accepted. One thing that is yet to appear in A Minecraft Movie's marketing, is Jennifer Coolidge.
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Jennifer Coolidge's Secret Minecraft Role
Jason Momoa and Jack Black aren't the only Hollywood A-listers involved in A Minecraft Movie. In January 2024, it was announced that Legally Blonde and Shotgun Wedding star Jennifer Coolidge had also been cast in the movie. Coolidge had recently come off an Emmy-winning run in The White Lotus Seasons 1 and 2, but with her role in that series ending, it was unclear what she would do next. As it turns out, Coolidge will be heading to the Overworld when A Minecraft Movie releases in 2025, but her exact role remains a mystery.
Coolidge has not been featured in any of the marketing for A Minecraft Movie to date and no character details were provided with her casting announcement, leaving her role a complete secret. Kate McKinnon and Jemaine Clement are in a similar situation, having been cast in the movie but with no appearances in marketing materials to confirm their roles. With A Minecraft Movie set for an April 2025 release date, the film is still early in its promotional run, so there's still plenty of time to learn about Coolidge's role.
Who Could Jennifer Coolidge Be Playing?
Whoever Coolidge is playing it does not appear to be a major role, as Momoa, Hansen, Brooks, and Meyer are confirmed as the main quadrant of characters in the film, along with Jack Black as Steve. Coolidge may appear only for a brief cameo in the movie, possibly as a favor to Jared Hess whom she worked with on Gentlemen Broncos. But what character would be right for Coolidge in the Minecraft world?
A Villager
A popular theory is that Coolidge will appear as one of the villagers in Minecraft. Villagers are found in many of the biomes of Minecraft and are there mainly for trading purposes. It's also possible to give villagers a variety of jobs and to capture or breed them. Villagers are a staple of Minecraft, so it's expected that they'll appear in the movie somehow. There are also nitwit villagers, who are villagers who cannot be assigned a role and cannot be traded with, essentially making them useless. Given some of the roles Coolidge has played in the past, it could be fun to see her appear as a nitwit villager, but it's a role that would be equally fun in the hands of McKinnon or Clement.
A Witch
Another Minecraft archetype that would suit Jennifer Coolidge's range is a witch. In the game, witches will typically spawn as part of raids or mobs and are found in swamp huts. Witches are useful to players seeking potions, but they can also consume potions that give them abilities that make them more difficult to defeat. Villagers who are struck by lightning can also turn into Witches. There are many possibilities for how Coolidge could portray a witch in A Minecraft Movie, but given her comedy background she definitely has the ability to bring something unique to the role.
A Parent
Of course, there's also the possibility that Jennifer Coolidge won't be a character in the Overworld at all. It's yet to be revealed how the ragtag group of adventurers find themselves in the Minecraft world, but it will presumably involve some set-up with their day-to-day human lives. It's possible that this could be where Coolidge's role sits, perhaps as a parent to either Natalie or Henry. Coolidge did gain notoriety for playing one of the most famous teen parents in American Pie, so playing a parent in A Minecraft Movie could be a neat way to pay homage to that.
The possibilities are limitless as to other human characters Coolidge could play. She could have some connection to Momoa's Garrett "The Garbage Man" or perhaps she'll serve as a friend to Brooks' Dawn. Regardless of who she portrays, it seems likely that Coolidge's character will provide some comic relief in A Minecraft Movie, which is exactly how it should be.
A Minecraft Movie is set for release on April 4, 2025.
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