Kirsten Dunst has been cast in the upcoming sequel to A Minecraft Movie, months after telling an interviewer she would love to appear in the film. The 43-year-old actress is reportedly set to play Alex, one of the primary avatars in the Minecraft video games.
Last August, Dunst told Town & Country that she wanted to join the franchise because her children loved the first movie and because it was likely to be a box office success. “Maybe I can just make a movie where I don’t lose money?” she said.
A Minecraft Movie was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2025, opening to a domestic box office of $163 million—a record for a video game adaptation—and eventually grossing nearly $1 billion globally. Director Jared Hess is set to return for the sequel, along with stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge.
No plot details have been revealed for the sequel, which is expected to be released in July 2027. The first film followed Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks) as they are transported to a mysterious, imagination-fuelled alternate universe where they embark on a quest with expert crafter Steve (Black).
Despite its commercial success, the critical reception was less enthusiastic. The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey described the movie as “underwhelming” and argued that “as an adaptation, it’s flawed from the ground up.” The film holds a 48 percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes but an 85 percent audience score.
