US EditionKirsten Dunst Joins Cast of 'A Minecraft Movie' Sequel
- Deadline reported Thursday that Kirsten Dunst has joined the untitled Minecraft Movie sequel, which Warner Bros. will release on July 23, 2027.
- Last year, A Minecraft Movie became a box-office phenomenon with a record $163 million domestic opening and nearly $1 billion worldwide, prompting Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary to develop a sequel based on Mojang Studios' franchise.
- Jared Hess is returning to direct the sequel from a script he co-wrote with Chris Galletta, reuniting key cast members Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Matt Berry, and Jennifer Coolidge.
- The casting reflects both a personal interest and a financial incentive for Kirsten Dunst, who joked last summer her kids loved the first film and the paycheck "wouldn't hurt," while character details and the sequel plot remain under wraps.
- By casting Alex, the sequel expands the Minecraft Cinematic Universe by introducing a character teased in a post-credits scene and shown alongside Steve in official artwork.
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Kirsten Dunst enters the world of Minecraft - as a character Alex in the sequence of the cashier's striker.Kirsten Dunst (43) is now part of the sequel to "A Minecraft Movie" (2025).This is reported by the industry journals "Deadline" and "Variety".According to "Deadline", the Oscar-nominated actress will embody the character Alex - one of the most important player avatars from the Mojang video games, on which the film series of Warner Bros. and…
Kirsten Dunst joins cast of 'A Minecraft Movie' sequel
Kirsten Dunst attends the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026, in Hollywood, California. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Chicken jockey, as they say. Kirsten Dunst has joined the cast of the currently untitled sequel to A Minecraft Movie, ABC Audio has confirmed. Dunst will play Alex, one of the primary avatars in the Minecraft video game, in the upcoming sequel. She joins a cast that also includes Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks…
Kirsten Dunst Cast as Alex in A Minecraft Movie 2, Fulfilling Her Wish to Play a Part in the Sequel
Spider-Man and Civil War star Kirsten Dunst is reportedly joining A Minecraft Movie 2 to play Alex after teasing her interest in a sequel last year.Deadline reports that she has now signed on with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures to play a part in the video game-turned-movie sequel. Plot details and an official title for the Minecraft movie follow-up are also being kept under wraps as it builds toward a July 23, 2027, release date.It makes se…
A Minecraft Movie sequel has found an actor for Alex
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary's sequel to A Minecraft Movie has found the Alex for its Steve. Kirsten Dunst has joined the sequel, Deadline reported Thursday, a realization of the actor's months-long dream of making some money, preferably through Minecraft 2.
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