Minecraft Movie's Funniest Scene Inspired by The NeverEnding Story

Minor spoilers ahead for A Minecraft Movie.

The creative team behind A Minecraft Movie shared with IGN that one of the film's most humorous scenes drew inspiration from The NeverEnding Story. In this particular sequence, Jack Black's character, Steve, finds himself in a comical predicament, having to climb onto Jason Momoa's character, Garrett, to avoid a perilous fall. This is due to a shortage of Elytra wings, which were only available for Garrett and Sebastian Hansen's character, Henry. The scene not only aims to entertain but also pays homage to a classic cinematic moment.

"It was so funny in between takes when they cut," added producer Torfi Frans Ólafsson. "Jack is sitting on top of Jason 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 also serves as a nod to Jack Black's 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 excitement about the creative process.

"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 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 hilariously went into a recreation of the two of them on set (watch the video to see this 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, check out our A Minecraft Movie review, learn about the private server the team used while making the movie, and dive into our explainer of the film's ending and post-credits scene.