When asked if Hollywood is finally facing its video game renaissance, Jared Hess abruptly switched topics, from "Minecraft" ...

A Minecraft Movie” is a perfectly calibrated light entertainment. At certain points, it reminded me of that mid’-80s run of ...

After living a mostly low key career after he and wife Jerusha launched with the Sundance sensation Napoleon Dynamite in 2004 ...

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It was just such a fun time. Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess Q: Were there any ideas that you had, that you really loved that didn't make it into the final cut? A: Oh yeah. I mean, we could have made ...

Utah filmmaker Jared Hess, who directed "Napoleon Dynamite," takes on his first big-budget special effects movie with "A ...

PRESTON - Jared Hess, a native of Preston, recently directed a new mind-blowing movie, A Minecraft Movie, which has taken the ...

The director seems to carry the spirit of the indie film with him — even as he takes on a blockbuster. The offbeat humor and overall character of "Napoleon Dynamite" that won Sundance over 21 years ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ahead of the movie's April 4 release, I sat down with Hess to discuss his latest feature film.