Kirsten Dunst has been cast in the upcoming sequel to A Minecraft Movie, months after publicly expressing her desire to join the franchise. 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 would love to appear in the film series because her children had enjoyed the first movie and because the film 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 with 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 through a portal to a mysterious alternate universe, where they embark on a quest with expert crafter Steve (Black).
Despite its commercial success, A Minecraft Movie received mixed critical reviews. The Independent's Clarisse Loughrey described it 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.
