Before The LEGO Movie's release this past February, no one would have imagined that the film would have turned out the way that it did. Crowds loved it for its humor and heart, and the box office returns showed that if you take the right approach to a seemingly unapproachable subject, moviegoers will follow. Warner Bros is hoping to strike that iron once more with the popular video game, and they're approaching director Shawn Levy to make the magic happen. Deadline scooped the news of thedirector's possible hiring into the film adaptation of the overnight video game success story. While Levy most recently directed This Is Where I Leave You , audiences will remember that the director has also made films like the forthcomingandSince Minecraft is basically the digital equivalent of a LEGO freestyle set, it wouldn't be hard for Shawn Levy to craft a story around the environment's open-ended potential. But much like, the question is whether there's a good enough story to base a whole movie around.If there was anyone who could theoretically do justice to this sort of concept, Shawn Levy would be at the top of the short list, as he has been able to take the concept of educational museums and turn them into a successful trilogy of family comedies with thefilms. In which case, it would be advisable to tap Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon to tag along as the writing staff for themovie, seeing as their wit is an important part of the formula that's made thefilms work so well.With everything fromtobeing made into narrative films, it's not surprising thathas been snapped up from the ether, as it's on the same level of popularity in the video game community. Why pass up the opportunity to createas an open-ended theatrical experience? It could yield a lucrative franchise opportunity. But much like Ridley Scott'sproject, which was snapped up during Universal's land grab of Hasbro products that lead toandmovies,isn't exactly assured that it will make it into production.Shawn Levy and Warner Bros are going to need all the luck they can get, asis both a blessing and a curse when it comes to its potential as a film. To put it in the terms of the game itself, Levy and company are digging for platinum ore. But if they aren't careful, they could fall straight into a lava chamber and roast themselves out of a picture. As you can see with that analogy, it's not exactly material that writes itself, but with the right staff behind it, there's room for improvement.In the meantime, you can see Levy finish hisfranchise with, when it finds its way to theaters on December 19th.