LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Reuters) - Actor Jack Black found

the world of the Warner Bros film "A Minecraft Movie" easy to

navigate because he had played the 2011 Swedish video game

"Minecraft," on which the movie is based.

"I had (my) kids that were obsessed with 'Minecraft' years

before I heard about this movie. So I learned how to play the

game because I love games," the "School of Rock" actor told

Reuters.

"Minecraft" is a globally popular game, known for its blocky

imagery. It is about creating almost anything imaginable using

farmed resources.

The film, which arrives in theaters on Friday, was developed

by the video game's creator, Mojang Studios. It follows Steve,

played by Black, a man who has spent most of his life trapped in

the alternate dimension called Overworld, whose look is defined

by simple geometric shapes or blocks.

However, characters including Garrett, played by Jason

Momoa, and Dawn, portrayed by Danielle Brooks, stumble across

Steve's belongings in the real world.

A magic cube sends them through a portal to Overworld, where

they must learn its secrets to survive.

Momoa and Black had the unique challenge of getting up close

and personal when they had to perform what they dubbed a "man

sandwich" for a scene.

They were required to get as close as possible to each other

to fit through a hole while sharing a flying device.

"'The man sandwich' was a bonding experience and it was a

comedy gold," Black said.

"When I read it in the script, I was like, 'holy cannoli,

are we really going to go there? We're going to go all the way?'

And I was like, 'is it even doable? How are we going to do that?

A complex system of weights and pulleys? We're flying through

the air, and I'm riding him like a llama.' And by God, we did

it."

While director Jared Hess sought to make the look of the

film authentic for gamers, not everything completely mimics the

game.

"This is a Minecraft story. It doesn't get every nook and

cranny of the game, but it gets lots of great, great things that

the real gamers that love 'Minecraft' will be stoked about,"

Black said.

"They will be thrilled to see the creepers, the zombies, the

villagers."