As it turns out, quite a bit. With llamas, tater tots, and Idaho setting and a washed-up high school legend at its heart, “A ...

Jared Hess didn’t know what to expect when his first feature film, a movie about a lanky, Tater Tot-loving teen, made its ...

First, “Minecraft” is the best-selling game in history with millions of fans that won’t be looking to pick apart the ...

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

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

The first reactions for A Minecraft Movie are here – and they are unexpectedly positive. Some critics are calling it an ...

Hess, the film-maker behind the 2004 comedy Napoleon Dynamite, on his love of Minecraft, working with Jack Black and making a ...

This is probably the best point to mention that, although six writers are credited for the story and screenplay, that Napoleon Dynamite‘s director Jared Hess’ sensibility is truly the guiding light.

Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster ...

Jared Hess, the quirky mind behind “Napoleon Dynamite” and a proud son of Utah’s indie film scene, is trading tots for ...

A Minecraft Movie director, Jared Hess, also known for his 2004 indie comedy, Napoleon Dynamite, drew parallels from both of ...

A Minecraft Movie, reviewed by Jesse Hassenger. Narrated by Max Scoville.For a big-studio adaptation of a massively popular ...