Actor Jack Black believes his latest film, A Minecraft Move, is just the tonic the world is in need of right now.
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter during the film’s premiere, Black channelled his inner Burt Bacharach stating: “What the world needs now is love, sweet love.”
“We’ve got to work together, my God,” Black – who plays Steve in the Minecraft adaptation – continued.
The actor said there is quite simply “so much violence and war and hatred” right now, so what he loves about A Minecraft Movie is that there is “a lot of love in it and there’s a lot of creativity”. He added there is “some anger and violence” peppered throughout the film as well, but “in the end it’s about friendship and working together to make [the world] a better place”.
Black’s sentiment was echoed by Game of Thrones and Aquaman actor Jason Momoa, who stars as Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison in A Minecraft Movie.
“I think everyone needs to escape a little bit right now,” Momoa said. “It’s nice to sit back and have a really fun adventure and giggle and laugh.”
As for the rest of the cast, Black was full of praise for his co-stars, calling Momoa “worth the price of admission” alone. Then there’s “Danielle Brooks, who is fantastic; Emma Myers, she’s fantastic. You’ve got this new kid [Hansen], who is a genius. But then wild card! You didn’t know you’re gonna get Jennifer Coolidge?” Black enthused.