This seems like a direct reference to Herobrine, but that’s not quite the case. Torfi Frans Ólafsson, Mojang Studios’ creative director, addressed the Easter egg on social media.

For a moment, it seemed like the makers of "A Minecraft Movie" had cleverly -- via a white-eyed Steve -- inserted Herobrine into their film. Sadly, however, producer Trofi Frans Olafsson has since ...