US Edition‘A Minecraft Movie’ Director Enjoys Its Chaotic Chicken Jockey Screenings
- The film, A Minecraft Movie, has sparked pandemonium in theaters, with wild audience reactions.
- Enthusiastic young fans of the video game are driving the chaos, trying to outdo online antics.
- Kids cheer, clap, jump on seats, and throw popcorn during a chicken scene with Jack Black and Jason Momoa.
- Director Jared Hess stated, 'It's weird when you're having too much fun and the cops get called,' about the chaos.
- Despite theater complaints, Hess finds it delightful that people are making memories with friends and family.
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Theater takes action as 'Minecraft Movie' screenings erupt into chaos
By Mary Jo Ola Click here for updates on this story WEST BEND, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — Movie-goers are causing mayhem at local theaters during screenings of “A Minecraft Movie.” Videos online show people throwing their food, running around the auditoriums, and using air horns. One theater in Door County has stopped selling concessions to people under the age of 18 in hopes of preventing this behavior. “When Jack Black says, ‘Chicken jockey,’ ever…
The ‘chicken jockey’ trend is turning ‘Minecraft’ screenings into total chaos
If you’re planning to see the new Minecraft movie and haven’t heard of the viral “chicken jockey” trend wreaking havoc in theaters across the country, read on. The trend gets its name from the block-shaped zombies in the video game Minecraft that occasionally ride chickens—thereby becoming chicken jockeys. In a scene from the new film A Minecraft Movie, based on the popular game, Jack Black’s character Steve at one point screams out, “Chicken jo…
Wētā FX’s process on shooting A Minecraft Movie’s chicken jockey scene was a blast
Stories about A Minecraft Movie’s viral “Chicken jockey!” audience response meme continue to roll out on a regular cadence. Minecraft Movie star Jack Black showed up at one screening to warn the audience not to yell or throw things during the scene where his character Steve shrieks at the arrival of a baby zombie riding a chicken, which his new buddy Garrett (Jason Momoa) has to fight in a wrestling ring. Director Jared Hess told Entertainment W…
Richard-Erik Järvi: Whining in the cinema is even nice for certain films
On social media, videos are making waves in movie theaters of people frantically accompanying the film during the screenings of the new “Minecraft movie.” Richard-Erik Järvi, editor-in-chief of Jupiter, told “R2 Per Day” that accompanying certain films with a voice can even add a positive addition to the cinematic experience, provided that critical limits are not crossed.
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