LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty. He got to work alongside Jason Momoa, reunite with “Nacho Libre” director Jared Hess and engulf himself into a beloved gaming universe.

Eyebrows, monobrowed or otherwise, were indubitably raised when plans for a Minecraft film were announced back in 2014. How exactly could Mojang’s phenomenally successful sandbox game, with its open-ended gameplay and conspicuous dearth of plot,

In a new interview, Mojang's senior director Torfi Frans Ólafsson discussed the challenges of adapting Minecraft’s open-ended gameplay into a linear narrative while meeting the expectations of a multi-generational fanbase.