After years of wild success on video game screens, Minecraft could soon be one step closer to its debut on the big screen as Warner Bros. is in talks with a directorial candidate.

Warner Bros. is in talks with Shawn Levy to direct the film version of Minecraft, according to a report from Deadline. Levy is a veteran director with a résumé including films, such as "This Is Where I Leave You," "Night At The Museum" series, "Real Steel," "Date Night" and the just opened "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day."

The Minecraft movie will be produced by Roy Lee and his company Vertigo, along with Jill Messick. Lee previously has produced "The Lego Movie," which received high marks and earned millions and has sequels and spinoffs planned.

Like Lego, Minecraft has a massive fan base and provides the freedom to make a number of films. The Xbox version of Minecraft has sold more than 10 million copies, and the original PC version of the game has more than 100 million users.

Warner Bros. acquired the rights to make a Minecraft movie back in February, according to a report from IGN.

Minecraft was released in 2011 and has become one of the world's most popular sandbox games, in which players build and destroy blocks to create just about whatever their hearts desire.

Minecraft has released add-ons to the game that have featured film and television characters from series such as "Dr. Who," "Star Wars," "Harry Potter," "Star Trek," "The Hobbit" and "Game of Thrones."

In September, news came out that Microsoft is in the process of a $2.5 billion takeover of Minecraft developer Mojang, prompting fan fears that the game would change under Microsoft. Mojang has since released statements trying to alleviate those fears.

The Microsoft deal doesn't appear to have any bearing on the Minecraft movie. That deal isn't expected to be completed until the end of the year.