'Lego Movie' Producer Bringing 'Minecraft' Game to Theaters

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By Neha Prakash2014-02-28 18:29:25 -0500

Following in the footsteps of the hit film The Lego Movie , Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the popular video game Minecraft .

The game's creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson broke the news via Twitter on Thursday.

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Lego Movie producer Roy Lee (with his company Vertigo Entertainment) has signed on to oversee the project, Deadline reports.

No surprise there, considering the similarities of the two games. Minecraft, which has sold more than 35 million copies since its beta release in 2009, is essentially a digital Lego set, allowing users to create avatars and build structures using various materials.

Warner Bros. is already in the planning stages, incorporating a live action tie-in, according to Deadline.

The Lego Movie proved to be a smash success, raking in $280.5 million since its release in early February. Warner Bros. is also releasing a sequel to the Lego film in 2017.

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Topics: Entertainment, Film, Gaming, minecraft