‘Technoblade Never Dies’ Documentary Funded by Riot Games, Hypixel Studios

The life and legacy of Technoblade, the beloved and influential Minecraft creator who died in 2022, can be chronicled in a feature-length documentary movie.

Titled “Technoblade Never Dies” — a catchphrase of the late California-based creator — the challenge is being made with the total help and cooperation of Technoblade’s household. The movie is being produced by Candle Media’s Candle True Stories with financing from Riot Games and Hypixel Studios, each of which is able to donate their income from the movie to charity. Hypixel Studios is an impartial recreation studio based by the group behind Hypixel, the world’s largest Minecraft server.

The movie is meant to be “an independent feature documentary to bring Technoblade’s story and community to audiences around the world,” based on Candle True Stories.

“Technoblade Never Dies” is simply getting into manufacturing and there’s no launch date but. The movie’s producers say the plan is to premiere it at a serious pageant, adopted by a theatrical launch after which broader distribution (with a distribution deal but to be secured).

Directed by documentary maker Steven Lake, “Technoblade Never Dies” guarantees to inform for the primary time the story of the younger man behind the legendary on-line alter ego. Per Candle True Stories’ description: “Through intimate access to his family and friends, hundreds of hours of Technoblade’s own content, and stories from the massive global community he inspired, the film will explore how a shy and anonymous California teenager transformed himself into a Minecraft warrior whose humor, skill and singular personality captured the hearts of millions.”

Technoblade’s group stays energetic at the moment: His YouTube channel at the moment has practically 23 million subscribers, and his affect persists throughout gaming tradition — together with a tribute to his iconic crowned-pig avatar in 2025’s “A Minecraft Movie.”

Technoblade started creating Minecraft movies as an adolescent with the dream of reaching 10 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, a aim he achieved in late 2021, simply months earlier than his dying.

In 2021, Technoblade revealed his most cancers analysis and continued speaking with followers all through therapy with the humor and resilience that outlined him. Following his dying in June 2022 on the age of 23, his father shared his closing message, “so long nerds,” revealing his son’s title for the primary time: Alex. (The household has saved their id non-public.)

In addition to Technoblade’s personal life and experiences, the movie can even discover the group he left behind and the bond it has fashioned together with his household, notably his father, Marshall, who grew to become recognized to followers as “Mr. Technodad.”

Following Technoblade’s dying, greater than 400,000 messages from followers had been collected in a digital Minecraft memorial and remodeled into 22 books of condolences for his household. The movie will discover the “extraordinary relationship between creator and community, weaving together stories from fans around the world whose lives were shaped by Technoblade and showing how an online fandom became a real-world source of friendship, connection and collective grief,” per Candle True Stories.

“’Technoblade Never Dies’ is an endearing and authentic exploration of the positive power of the internet and video games,” Lake mentioned in an announcement. “The Technoblade story is a triumphant exploration of the echo that the ones we love leave behind.”

“Technoblade Never Dies” is produced by Max Heckman for Candle True Stories, Robert Ford and Steven Lake. James Goldston serves as govt producer for Candle True Stories.

Candle True Stories is a part of Candle Media, the media holding firm co-founded by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs. Candle True Stories produces premium, scripted and nonscripted content material for a wide range of codecs and platforms, together with 2026 titles for Netflix, “Should I Marry a Murderer?” and “Michael Jackson: The Verdict.” Prior initiatives embody two collection for Paramount+, “Wild Boys: Strangers In Town” and “The Carters,” in addition to a U.Okay. model of ABC News’ “20/20” and Netflix’s “Untold: The Liver King.”