A Minecraft Movie' director Jared Hess unpacks 'Napoleon Dynamite,' working with Jack Black on 'Nacho Libre,' and more on ...

Jared Hess didn’t know what to expect when his first feature film, a movie about a lanky, Tater Tot-loving teen, made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Partway through the first screening of ...

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 ...

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

Even a child is unlikely to be entertained by the film’s stream of Minecraft in-jokes—but fans of the director Jared Hess may ...

Jared Hess knew the first teaser was terrible, but didn't let every comment get to him.

Directed by Jared Hess, known for his work on Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, “A Minecraft Movie” brings the beloved video ...

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

Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster sandbox video game. At first, we register how hard the actors are working to ...

the video game Minecraft has allowed players to stretch the limits of their creativity and now Glendale-born Jared Hess (writer and director of the iconic movie "Napoleon Dynamite") has tested his ...

Director Jared Hess took on "A Minecraft Movie" and manages to create a visually great film, but too many characters keep it ...