NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Napoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket — and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind BYU. Actor Jon Heder — who starred as the tots ...

The surprise of the movie is how long it’s able to delay the latter material – long enough, it turns out, for Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess to get his foot in the door, expertly ...

It's pretty weird. Credit here is likely due to director Jared Hess, who also wrote and helmed the equally weird Napoleon Dynamite. Minecraft was just like Dynamite in that the oddest and maybe ...

Watch on YouTube In an interview with Deadline, Hess - who was also at the helm of 2004's Napoleon Dynamite - expressed his excitement about potentially being part of another Minecraft film.

He’s best known for “Napoleon Dynamite,” from 2004, which evokes its spiritual milieu only implicitly, by the absence of secular pop culture and of teen-age ribaldry. He followed it with ...

Attendees will have photo opportunities with William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) and Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) from Cobra Kai, as well as Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro ...

A trio of actors from “Napoleon Dynamite” will share stories about the film at a screening Nov. 8 at Packard Music Hall. Jon Heder, who plays the title character, will be joined by Efren ...

Movie’s opening weekend take of $146 million. Director Jared Hess is still best known for 2004's Napoleon Dynamite and 2006's Nacho Libre which, given he’s made four other full-length movies ...

The PG-rated movie, directed by Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite”), was a co-production of Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. It cost a reported $150 million to make, not including marketing and ...

While Jon has become synonymous with his role in the hit series, many fans are now recalling his equally as iconic stint in the 2004 cult classic Napoleon Dynamite. In the film, the star played ...

“Napoleon Dynamite” director Jared Hess hurls tater tots and two competitive dorks played by Jack Black and Jason Momoa into the cubist, mega-popular video game. Based on this week’s ...

A Minecraft Movie director, Jared Hess, also known for his 2004 indie comedy, Napoleon Dynamite, drew parallels from both of his hit production. Major similarities between the films included ...