A Minecraft Movie, the first live-action film adaptation of the popular video game Minecraft, will be released simultaneously across the Chinese mainland and North America on April 4.

Starring Hollywood actors Jason Momoa and Jack Black, the film follows four misfits who find themselves struggling with ordinary problems until they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland. To return home, they must master this world, protect it from evil forces, and embark on a magical quest.

Jointly produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, the film held a preview screening in Beijing on March 31, with several cinema locations replicating scenes from the movie.

As part of the prelude events leading up to the 15th Beijing International Film Festival, an exhibition for the film has also been hosted at Taikoo Li Sanlitun, a shopping complex in east Beijing.