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Minecraft: Mojang and Warner Bros working on movie deal

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has said Mojang is working with Warner Bros. on a film adaptation of the phenomenally successful sandbox.

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"Someone is trying leak the fact that we're working with Warner Brothers on a potential Minecraft Movie. I wanted to be the leak," Notch said on Twitter.

Unfortunately, as the word "potential" suggests, the project is not yet a done deal. In a statement issued to Polygon, Notch said his early reveal was inspired by the impending leak.

"It's for real. I think every part of that tweet was real, including me wanting to be the one to spill the news about a potential movie," he said.

"It would be nice to tell people when it's 100% solid rather than to leak it before it's completely final, but our hands were a bit tied and rushed here."

The leak Notch is referring to may be a Deadline article, which claims Warner Bros. has already acquire the rights and that the fledgling deal is already attracting "huge interest".

Lego Movie producer Roy Lee is said to be on board via Vertigo Entertainment.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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