Minecraft Movie Squared sequel coming July 2027, Matt Berry and Kirsten Dunst join cast, Jack Black & Jason Momoa return

Xbox today announced a sequel to the wildly popular Minecraft movie at this year's Minecraft Live event, complete with new stars and a 2027 launch.

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Microsoft is set to unleash havoc on theaters next year with A Minecraft Movie Squared, set for a release on July 23, 2027. Jack Black will reprise his role as Steve, with other first-movie stars Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks also returning as Garrett and Dawn, respectively.

New stars are joining the cast of the Minecraft movie sequel, and it's been confirmed that Spider-Man's Kirsten Dunst will play Alex, the game's female analogue to Steve. Comedian and star of the What We Do in the Shadows TV show Matt Berry will return to play an unannounced part.

"I've been told I'm not allowed to tell you who I'm playing," Berry said in a short teaser clip.

Mojang is also holding a novel competition that's tied to the film. Minecraft fans will have the opportunity to compete in a contest to submit their best in-game builds to Mojang. Finalists will be chosen by Mojang, but it will be up to the Minecraft community to vote to determine who is victorious.

Winners will have their builds officially featured in Minecraft Movie Squared:

"We are planning an epic build challenge with amazing prizes. The winning build will actually appear in the movie, or the end credits of the movie. We'll also have private screenings for the finalists," said Mojang's chief creative officer Jens Bergensten.

The original Minecraft movie was a huge success, raking in nearly $1 billion in box office revenue. It's unknown how much cross-over effect that the film had with the game, however it is likely that the movie helped spark in-game spending as well as purchases of the base game of Minecraft--a series that has sold more than 300 million copies across the globe.