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.

Actor Jack Black sits down with TODAY’s Craig Melvin to talk about his role in “The Minecraft Movie” with costar Jason Momoa, who he describes as “a beast master.” He also looks back at his first acting gig in a commercial at age 13 and weighs in on whether some of the classic movies he’s starred in will get sequels.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty. He got to work alongside Jason Momoa, reunite with “Nacho Libre” director Jared Hess and engulf himself into a beloved gaming universe.