An unfinished version of 'A Minecraft Movie,' a video game adaptation with Jack Black and Jason Momoa, leaked online — featuring uncompleted effects.

At the same time, online piracy amped up during the pandemic, and was a chief reason why the studios backed away from their “brilliant” (I say that sarcastically) idea to go theatrical day-and-date with movies; Disney’s Black Widow saw its Premium VOD and box office cash siphoned, as did movies like Dune and Suicide Squad.