Kirsten Dunst Joins ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Sequel From Warner Bros. & Legendary As Alex

Kirsten Dunst has joined the cast of the untitled Minecraft Movie sequel from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary.

Dunst will play Alex, one of the primary avatars available to players of the Minecraft video games from Mojang Studios on which the films are based. She joins a cast that includes the returning Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Matt Berry and Jennifer Coolidge.

While the sequel’s plot is being kept deep in the mine, the first film introduced viewers to four misfits — Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Brooks) —  who find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.

To get back home, they must master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Black). Their adventure challenges all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative … the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.

A Minecraft Movie was one of the biggest films of last year, notching a record $163 million domestic opening — the biggest ever for a video game adaptation — and reaching nearly $1 billion at the global box office.

Jared Hess is returning to direct the sequel from a script written with Chris Galletta. Producers include Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Roy Lee, Eric McLeod, Kayleen Walters, Torfi Frans Ólafsson, Momoa, and the late Jill Messick. Exec producers are Jay Ashenfelter, Jen Conroy, Brian Mendoza, Jon Berg and Jonathan Spaihts. Warner Bros. will release the film on July 23, 2027.

Coming off a starring role opposite Channing Tatum in Roofman, Derek Cianfrance’s true-crime dramedy for Paramount, Dunst’s other recent credits include Alex Garland’s A24 pic Civil War as well as Jane Campion’s Netflix Western The Power of the Dog, for which she landed her first Osacr nomination, in the category of Best Supporting Actress.

Dunst will next be seen starring alongside Keanu Reeves in Ruben Östlund’s The Entertainment System Is Down. She is repped by Entertainment 360, UTA, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.