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‘Technoblade Never Dies’ Enters Production Backed by Riot Games and Hypixel Studios

Family-approved access to hundreds of hours of footage and pledged charity donations from corporate funders set the film up to shape how the creator’s illness and community legacy are remembered

Overview

  • Producers announced Thursday that Candle True Stories has begun work on a feature documentary called “Technoblade Never Dies” about the late Minecraft creator Technoblade.
  • Riot Games and Hypixel Studios are financing the film and have said they will donate any profits to charity.
  • The project has full cooperation from Technoblade’s family and will use intimate interviews plus hundreds of hours of the creator’s own videos to examine his rise, his 2021 cancer diagnosis and his influence on fans.
  • Filmmakers plan a festival-first release before seeking theatrical and wider distribution, but no release date or distribution deal has been confirmed.
  • The film arrives after a sustained fan response to Technoblade’s June 2022 death, which included a virtual memorial that produced more than 400,000 messages and continued channel growth to nearly 23 million subscribers.