Minecraft Movie's Funniest Scene Inspired by The NeverEnding Story

**Minor spoilers ahead for A Minecraft Movie.**

The creative team behind A Minecraft Movie shared with IGN that one of the film's most humorous scenes was inspired by the classic film, The NeverEnding Story. In a standout moment, Jack Black's character, Steve, finds himself in a precarious situation where he must ride on Jason Momoa's character, Garrett, due to limited Elytra wings. With only enough wings for Garrett and Sebastian Hansen's Henry, Steve's comedic struggle to stay atop Garrett as they soar through the air not only provides laughs but also pays homage to a beloved scene.

Producer Torfi Frans Ólafsson added to the fun, recounting, "It was so funny in between takes when they cut. Jack is sitting on top of Jason in this complicated rig... and Jack starts singing, because he does that in between scenes, but he starts singing the words to The NeverEnding Story and riding him like he's riding Falkor."

This scene is particularly amusing because Jack Black previously portrayed Slip in The NeverEnding Story 3, making the homage even more poignant. Jason Momoa, who played a significant role in bringing this scene to life, shared his enthusiasm, "I got to participate in writing that, and this big guy [Jack Black] wanted to do it too. This was after Top Gun: Maverick came out, so I also wanted to be able to go into it and then hit the brakes and then have them slide down and I switcheroo on them. We were sitting there at the hotel dying about this idea of Jack and I doing this stunt and it made it [into the movie] and it's phenomenal."

Jack Black humorously noted, "I don't know if it made it in the final cut because there were different versions of that scene, but it could have gone hard rated R. In the end, I think we made it family-friendly!"

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Momoa also humorously reenacted their on-set antics (watch the video to see this firsthand!), saying, "Let my hips guide you! You can't just ride me like I'm majestic. I was dying, man. I was dying."

For more insights, explore our A Minecraft Movie review, learn about the team's private server they used while making the movie, and delve into our explainer of the film's ending and post-credits scene.