The Villagers Movie (live-action remake)

The Villagers Movie is a 2031 animated live action remake of the 2012 movie of the same name. It is directed by Chris Columbus (filmmaker) and produced by Kyle L. Joseph. It stars the voices of Tom Holland, Jace Norman, Max Charles, Isabella Sermon, Bill Hader, Bryce Papenbrook, Jake Johnson and Jack McBrayer. It is set to release on Jan 12, 2031. 
== Premise ==
After seeing a portal with Minecraft Mobs flying out, a high school student (Tom Holland) finds some friendly mobs, The Villagers. (Jack McBrayer). He takes some of them home and leaves the other half in his backyard. He shows them to his friends (Jace Norman, Max Charles, Isabella Sermon) and are impressed. But when a mad scientist (Jake Johnson) sees the living mobs, he kidnaps them to study them and see if he should kill them or not. Josh (Tom Holland), Mel (Jace Norman), Jake (Max Charles), and Leah (Isabella Sermon) decide to go to the most secure lab of all time. LaborX. But they must go to the father and god of the villagers, Notch.
== Cast ==
* Tom Holland as Josh - A high school student who finds the villagers coming out of the portal.
* Jace Norman as Mel - A high school student and Josh’s friend.
* Max Charles as Jake - A high school student and Josh’s brother.
* Isabella Sermon as Leah - A high school student and Josh’s girlfriend.
* Bill Hader as Joe - A college student and Josh’s older brother.
* Bryce Papenbrook as Adrien Plaggino - A scientist who works at LaborX.
* Jake Johnson as Johnathan Hayeso - A mad scientist who kidnaps the villagers.
* B.D. Wong as Mark Bufanolan - A scientist who helps Johnathan Hayeso kidnap the villagers.
* Selena Gomez as Katie - Josh, Jake, and Joe’s mother.
* Sean Astin as Patrick - Josh, Jake, and Joe’s father.
* Markus Persson as Himself - The god and creator of The Villagers.
* Christopher Corey Smith as President Kim Gogelen - The president of USA.
* Christina Ricci as High School Student #1
* Finn Wolfhard as High School Student #2
* David Kaye as High School Teacher
* James Kalkson as High School Student #3
* Selah Victor as High School Student #4
* Joe Malkiny as High School Student #5
* Pierce Gagnon as High School Student #6
* Nat Faxon as Mr. Joanne - Josh, Jake, Mel, and Leah’s teacher.
* Steve Carell as Bridge Crosser 
* Chris Pratt as Cop #1
* Joe Johnston as Cop #2
* Johnny Green as Cop #3
* Vincent Tong as Guy (on tv)
* ?? as Little Baby
* Demi Lovato as Babysitter
== Voice cast ==
* Jack McBrayer as The Villagers - The friendly Minecraft mobs that befriend Josh, Jake, Mel, and Leah.
* Chris Pratt as Leo - A friend of the Villagers
* Shia LaBeouf as Steve - Another friend of the Villagers.
* Steve Blum as Talking Enderman - A Enderman that can talk.
* Jack Black as Live Minecraft Player - A Minecraft Player that comes out of the real world.
* Dan Lloyd as ElementDan - A minecraft player that helps Josh, Jake, Mel, and Leah on their quest.
* Frank Welker as Minecraft Mobs (half), voice of Talking Dog, Old Man, Enderman, Giant Minecraft Dinosaur
* Dee Bradley Baker as Minecraft Mobs (some)
== Production ==
=== Development ===
In 2023, Chris Columbus posted that a movie was in development via twitter. He said that the movie was named: Villagers: The Movie. It was based on the 2012 film directed by Chris Renaud. The animation was also helped by Element Animation and SethBling. Dan Lloyd (the original voice for The Villagers) did the screenplay and produced the movie too. Jack McBrayer was the one who voiced them.
=== Animation ===
Animation was used with the help of Element Animation and SethBling. It was also used with the help of Jason Sargeant, Dan Lloyd, Liam Giles, Johanna Hesselman, and Andrius Jocevicous. It was also helped with JezWas, an canadian Minecraft YouTuber who specializes in animating videos like: A Villager Tale and Minecraft in a Nutshell.
=== Screenplay and voice directing ===
Screenplay was provided by Dan Lloyd and Ezra Weisz. Dan Lloyd is the voice director for the voice recording stuff. He recorded the voices and edited them whenever something was wrong and not good. Luke Diapandimond and Jake Bayrana were also the voice directors.
== Rating ==
On IDMb, the flim got a rating of 4/5 and on Common Sense, it got 5/5. 
== Teaser Trailer ==
Main article: The Villagers Movie Teaser Trailer
== TV Spot #1 ==
Main article: The Villagers Movie Tv Spot #1
== TV Spot #2 ==
Main article: The Villagers Movie TV Spot #2
Category:Live action films
Category:Animated comedy films
Category:Live Action Remakes