Minecraft Movie's Funniest Scene Inspired by The NeverEnding Story

Minor spoilers ahead for A Minecraft Movie.

The creative minds behind A Minecraft Movie shared with IGN that one of the film's most humorous scenes drew inspiration from The NeverEnding Story. In a standout moment, Jack Black's character, Steve, finds himself in a precarious situation where he must cling to Jason Momoa's character, Garrett, mid-flight. This is due to a shortage of Elytra wings, leaving only Garrett and Sebastian Hansen's Henry equipped. The scene showcases Steve scrambling around Garrett to avoid plummeting to the ground, blending physical comedy with a touch of adventure.

"It was so funny in between takes when they cut," added producer Torfi Frans Ólafsson. "Jack is sitting on top of Jason and they're in this complicated rig... and Jack starts singing, because he does that in between scenes, but he starts singing the words to The NeverEnding Story and riding him like he's riding Falkor."

This scene is a playful nod to Jack Black's previous role as Slip in The NeverEnding Story 3, adding a layer of nostalgia and humor. Jason Momoa, who played a crucial role in bringing this scene to life, shared his enthusiasm for the stunt.

"I got to participate in writing that, and this big guy [Jack Black] wanted to do it too," Momoa said with a laugh. "This was after Top Gun: Maverick came out, so I also wanted to be able to go into it and then hit the brakes and then have them slide down and I switcheroo on them. We were sitting there at the hotel dying about this idea of Jack and I doing this stunt and it made it [into the movie] and it's phenomenal."

Jack Black hinted at the scene's potential to be more adult-oriented but noted, "I don't know if it made it in the final cut because there were different versions of that scene, but it could have gone hard rated R. In the end, I think we made it family-friendly!"

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20 ImagesMomoa also humorously recreated their on-set dynamics in a video, which you can watch to see firsthand.

"Let my hips guide you! You can't just ride me like I'm majestic," Momoa said. "I was dying, man. I was dying."

For more insights, don't miss our A Minecraft Movie review, details on the private server used by the team during production, and our breakdown of the film's ending and post-credits scene.