Minecraft Movie's Funniest Scene Inspired by The NeverEnding Story

Minor spoilers ahead for A Minecraft Movie.

The team behind A Minecraft Movie shared with IGN that one of the film's most humorous scenes drew inspiration from The NeverEnding Story. In a particular sequence, Jack Black's character, Steve, is forced to ride on Jason Momoa's character, Garrett, due to a shortage of Elytra wings, which are only available for Garrett and Sebastian Hansen's character, Henry. This scene showcases Steve scrambling to stay atop Garrett, leading to a hilarious display of physical comedy as he tries to avoid a perilous fall. However, this moment was not just about laughs.

"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 the words to The NeverEnding Story and riding him like he's riding Falkor."

This scene is a fun nod to Jack Black's role as Slip in The NeverEnding Story 3. For Jason Momoa, who played Garrett, this scene was a highlight of his involvement in the film.

"I got to participate in writing that, and this big guy [Jack Black] wanted to do it too," Momoa shared 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."

"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," Jack Black noted. "In the end, I think we made it family-friendly!"

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20 ImagesMomoa also humorously reenacted the dynamic between him and Jack Black 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, explore our A Minecraft Movie review, learn about the private server the team used while filming, and dive into our explanation of the film's ending and post-credits scene.