EXCLUSIVE: Jack Black & Jason Momoa answer questions from Utah kids ahead of ‘A Minecraft Movie’

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — “A Minecraft Movie” is jumping into theaters this weekend and is already being praised for its fun tone and more importantly, the dynamic chemistry between leads Jason Momoa and Jack Black. ABC4 Film Critic and Celebrity interviewer Patrick Beatty was able to see that chemistry first-hand in an interview filled with questions from Utah kids who love Minecraft.

Q: What is your favorite Minecraft monster?

Jason Momoa: “I like the Enderman because they’re a bit scary. The Enderman was kind of dangerous. I like that.”

Jack Black: “You can’t beat the Enderman.”

Jason Momoa: “Sorry. One more. I really love that fuzzy Bee.”

Jack Black: “That’s not a villain, though. He’s a good guy.”

Jason Momoa: “My bad.”

Jack Black: “Dude, you were right about the Enderman. Enderman is the most badass. If you’re a monster. But, But, BUT! Sorry. Too many buts? I’m going to say Malgosha, which is really just a creation that we created for this movie. She is the queen of the Piglins, an evil witch Piglin. She’s badass and she’s terrifying, and she wants to destroy all creativity in the overworld.”

Jason Momoa: “What’s the name of the big guy? … The big, pig that she releases. Remember what was the name?”

Jack Black: “[Whispering] I forgot, what the hell was his name? Was it… Baaarble. Let’s call it Barble. There’s this big general- General. General,”

Jason Momoa: “Help us out over there — Oh, Chungus! General Chungus.”

Q: When it comes to the Mobs and Tools in the movie, were any of them real, or were they all CGI?

Jason Momoa: “Yeah, those are actually our stuntmen. Those are our friends and they would have the polka dot suit on and the helmets and stuff like that. But we were actually fighting someone.”

Jack Black: “We had to imagine what they were looking like. But we had pictures and drawings of them, so we knew what they were going to be. But, but, BUT when it came to my wolf, Dennis, there was a dude who was an actor who had like a Dennis suit and a Dennis box head, and he was acting and he was really there for me to interact with and that was super helpful because when you when you put a face to the person you’re acting with, it creates a lot more emotion that you can have. He was actually a really good actor too. Really good physical actor.”

Q: Will you be playing ‘Herobrine’ for the sequel, Jack?

Jack Black: “Dude, you want to know if there’s Hero Brian in the sequel? We don’t know. We don’t know … I hope so.”

“A Minecraft Movie” will be available exclusively in theaters Friday. You can see more interviews with the cast and director this weekend on See It or Skip It.