Streamer Valkyrae’s cameo alongside other famous content creators was cut from A Minecraft Movie, it was confirmed over the weekend. Addressing the situation, Valkyrae, real name Rachell Marie Hofstetter, told fans she would “much rather not have that 30 seconds than be sued.”
Last year, Valkyrae namechecked A Minecraft Movie star Jason Momoa when asked for her “worst celebrity or streamer experience.”
In a video interview, Valkyrae alleged: “I just saw him mistreat some of the crew. And it was pretty disappointing. It was after a very intense scene, and it was a very emotional scene, so maybe he was still in character. I don’t know. But I just was surprised at how he treated some of the crew.
“He was just really mad at them that they weren’t doing something right. It was setting up the shot and stuff, and he was angry, like really mad, and like yelling. So I was like, man, this is not a good work environment. I would not be happy working under these conditions.
“I would have to say that was the worst celebrity thing I’ve seen.”
Fast forward to the weekend just gone and A Minecraft Movie’s record-breaking release, and Valkyrae’s cameo appears to have not made the cut, although some fans believe they have spotted a blink-and-you’ll miss glimpse at the streamer in the background of a certain shot.
In a livestream on Twitch, Valkyrae touched on the situation around A Minecraft Movie. She kept her cards close to her chest, dancing around the reason for her omission, but did confirm her cameo was meant to be 30 seconds long, and insisted its removal had nothing to do with Minecraft or the people behind it.
“Let’s just say I’m not gonna touch too much on it,” Valkyrae began. “But as much as you guys saw the other creators that were in it, would have been the equal amounts that you saw me in it, which is like 30 seconds. So it’s okay.
“I would much rather not have that 30 seconds than be sued. So it’s all good, okay? It’s all good.
“It really was a wonderful 10 days in New Zealand for that 30 seconds, and I’m really glad I got to visit New Zealand.
“I feel like things could have been so much worse, you know what I mean? That’s all I’m going to say about it, okay. That’s all I’m going to say.
“It’s not even Minecraft. It’s not even their fault. Don’t even worry. Don’t worry.”
IGN has asked Warner Bros. Discovery for comment.
The upshot of all this is Valkyrae is not in A Minecraft Movie, which you’d imagine would have soured her on the film itself. Not so. “No, the movie did not suck,” she said on stream. “I thought it was good. I actually thought it was good.”
We’ve got plenty more on A Minecraft Movie, including how rowdy fans are creating wild scenes in the cinema, causing some to say it’s ruining their experience.
IGN’s A Minecraft Movie review returned a 6/10. We said: “Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess puts a surprisingly specific and funny comic spin on A Minecraft Movie’s kid-friendly adventure, especially in its less antic first half.”
If you’ve seen the film, be sure to check out IGN’s A Minecraft Movie Ending and Post-Credits Scene Explained With Director Jared Hess and Minecraft’s Torfi Frans Ólafsson.
Photo by Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty Images. Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
