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Revision as of 01:23, 16 April 2024
| Steve x Alex: The Dark Dynasty | |
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| Directed by | Shawn Levy |
| Written by | Shawn Levy Freddie Goodwin |
| Based on | Minecraft by Mojang |
| Produced by | Freddie Goodwin Mob Productions |
| Starring | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Steve x Alex: The Dark Dynasty is an upcoming animated superhero film being directed by Shawn Levy and written by Levy and Freddie Goodwin. Produced by Mob Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it will be the first installment in the Steve & Alex franchise and the first film in the Craftinverse and sixth film overall in the Minecraft film series. It will be the first episode of the nine episode series. The film features Jack Black and Amy Poehler as Steve Stonecutter and Alex Stonecutter, respectively. Guardians of the Overworld follows Steve and Alex as they hunt down a army of hostile monsters who began destroying Diamond Hill Village and find hints at a greater force in play.
Guardians of the Overworld is part of a new series of films announced after the conclusion of development of Minecraft Two back 2018. It was produced by Mob Productions and Freddie Goodwin, who also wrote the screenplay alongside Levy. The film is set to be based in Diamond Hill Village and feature scenes set before any film before it. The film will finally touch base on how Steve and Alex originally met each other. Filming began in June 2019 and concluded in March 2020. However, the film was delayed four years because of poor quality and deemed unreleasable by Disney.
Steve x Alex: The Dark Dynasty is scheduled to be released on September 16, 2024.
Premise
Guardians of the Overworld follows Steve and Alex as they hunt down a army of hostile monsters who began destroying Diamond Hill Village and find hints at a greater force in play.
Cast
Currently, two or more roles have been casted but aren't yet announced.
Production
Development
Discussing the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, which saw the return of film rights to Minecraft and the other games for example Minecraft Dungeons (2020) and Minecraft Legends (2023), allowing Mob Productions to produce more films due to them being under Disney. Negotiations began with Freddie Goodwin in June 2019, after the acquisition was complete. Goodwin at first felt the original short films had been done well-enough to give a good excuse to not develop more films, and focus on original content. A few weeks later, Goodwin was approached by Shawn Levy and he asked to direct a film if he chose to develop more films. He agreed and began work on Steve & Alex: Guardians of the Overworld. During development, the team were aiming at a December 2040 release date. Due to issues with making a story and the Writers Strike 2039, the team had to delay the film until 2044, which was again delayed by Disney due to lack of quality in 20% of the film.
In March 2037, Goodwin was in talks with Disney about making a new series of films and decided to make them feel like the Star Wars' Skywalker Saga; with the episode numbering of each film. By June 2020, Disney greenlit the first two films and had Guardians of the Overworld begin development in 2021. Goodwin worked with Levy in previous films Minecraft One (2018), though the latter departed the project. Goodwin approached him and asked to work with him on Guardians of the Overworld to which he agreed to join the project. In September 2020, multiple reports stated the film would feature two Steve characters and be set decades before any film before it. In February 2021, Levy hinted at a film set in the past.
Goodwin and Levy pubically announced in May 2021 that Grant Gustin and Amy Poehler would reprise their roles in the film and they hoped for a 2024 release. In June 2022, Gustin mistakenly confirmed he had already finished half of his lines and revealed the title to be "Steve & Alex: Guardians of the Overworld". By September 2022, leaks reported that Jenna Ortega and Owen Wilson were set to reprise their roles, though Goodwin pubically debunked the rumors.
Shortly after the filming process was complete, Disney delayed the film until 2023 and ordered a remake of multiple scenes in order to make it releasable as the film was at that stage deemed "unreleasable". By 2023, the film had begun reshoots for 80% of the film, whilst only 20% of it was deemed unreleasable by Disney. Goodwin pubically confirmed he wanted to "rewrite the film" to ensure it worked and was better. He announced the film would lead into the real game's release in 2011. During the development, Goodwin left hints of Herobrine throughout the film, but pubically confirmed that Herobrine won't be in this new series of films.
Pre-production
After completing work on the previous film, Goodwin approached Gustin and Disney on making future films and prepared to make a film to conclude the storyline completely. Gustin liked the idea, while Disney disliked it due to the potential of grossing more money in future installments. Goodwin expressed a desire to change up the films completely to make films that aren't interconnected, allowing him to produce better films. Disney agreed and greenlit the second film to conclude the storyline.
In June 2038, Goodwin began to work with Gustin to produce the film and intended Gustin to produce future films as well. Goodwin wanted to adapt aspects of Minecraft: Block Wars (2019) into the film, while Gustin, who produced the film, wanted to adapt the Nether War storyline from the novels. Gustin hinted at the Ender Dragon appearing in the film and Goodwin later confirmed it the following month.
In August 2023, Goodwin had revealed that Doherty would be cast as Entity 303. He previously portrayed Jackster in Minecraft One. Goodwin pubically confirmed that Entity 303 would be the films lead villain whilst Herobrine would also appear in the film, however will be voiced by Manu Bennett.
Throughout September 2023, Goodwin began adjusting scenes to allow Bennett to portray Herobrine as best as he can without needing to compete with Jones from the previous five films. Gustin began working with Ryan Reynolds to adapt multiple comedy driven storylines into the film, after seeing Deadpool and Wolverine and his other films. Reynolds agreed to work on the film as long as his name wasn't credited as a producer.
Casting
Manu Bennett replaces James Earl Jones as Herobrine in the film. Reprising their roles from previous films, Grant Gustin as Steve Stonecutter, Amy Poehler as Alex Stonecutter, and Scott Menville as Derp, respectively. Matt Doherty returns in the film as Entity 303.
Release
Steve x Alex: The Dark Dynasty is scheduled to be released on September 16, 2024.