A Minecraft Movie' director Jared Hess unpacks 'Napoleon Dynamite,' working with Jack Black on 'Nacho Libre,' and more on ...

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 ...

Jared Hess didn’t know what to expect when his first feature film, a movie about a lanky, Tater Tot-loving teen, made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Partway through the first screening of ...

Even a child is unlikely to be entertained by the film’s stream of Minecraft in-jokes—but fans of the director Jared Hess may ...

Directed by Jared Hess, known for his work on Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, “A Minecraft Movie” brings the beloved video ...

Utah filmmaker Jared Hess, who directed "Napoleon Dynamite," takes on his first big-budget special effects movie with "A ...

The producers of “A Minecraft Movie” attempted to resolve this dilemma by handing the assignment of directing the film to Jared Hess, who is still best known for “Napoleon Dynamite” (2004). He has had ...

After living a mostly low key career after he and wife Jerusha launched with the Sundance sensation Napoleon Dynamite in 2004 ...

“Napoleon Dynamite” and “A Minecraft Movie” seemingly exist in the same cinematic universe.

Could a video game film really best the marketing juggernaut that was 'Barbie'? The box office says yes, and there's a reason ...

Jared Hess knew the first teaser was terrible, but didn't let every comment get to him.

Jared Hess' mega-budget video game adaptation works best whenever you can tell that it was made by the director of "Napoleon ...