{"id":137393,"date":"2026-05-31T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-201845"},"modified":"2026-05-31T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:00:00","slug":"minecraft-movie-sequel-gets-official-title-new-cast-members-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/31\/minecraft-movie-sequel-gets-official-title-new-cast-members-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Movie Sequel Gets Official Title, New Cast Members Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b8a9290e96c9d\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b8a9290e96c9d\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"lxqGhDjInjc\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lxqGhDjInjc?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/minecraft\">Minecraft<\/a> Live at Twitchcon Rotterdam this weekend, new updates were shared about the upcoming sequel to the <strong>Minecraft Movie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The cast and production are now back on set, and it&#8217;s been confirmed the sequel is now officially titled <strong>A Minecraft Movie Squared<\/strong>. Here&#8217;s a look at the official logo reveal:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"14abcaa591d4c\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Minecraft\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/14abcaa591d4c\/minecraft.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/14abcaa591d4c\/minecraft.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Minecraft\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Mojang \/ Warner Bros.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next up are some new cast member introductions. After teasing Alex in the first movie, it&#8217;s now been revealed she will be played by the American actress Kirsten Dunst.<\/p>\n<p>One other person officially revealed was English actor Matt Berry, who appeared as a villager in the first movie.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Minecraft\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/157da22580798\/minecraft.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/157da22580798\/minecraft.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Minecraft\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Minecraft\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e366e7acc3445\/minecraft.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e366e7acc3445\/minecraft.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Minecraft\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Mojang \/ Warner Bros.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Mojang has announced an in-game &#8220;build challenge&#8221;, with the winning build appearing in the movie, or the end credits of the movie.<\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is build something on the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/marketplace\/pdp\/minecraft\/minecraft-movie-build-challenge\/d7e509a7-1e46-491e-85ef-de4a4279310a\">movie build challenge map<\/a>. Mojang will then select the finalists, and the community will make the final decision. You can find out more details on <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/minecraft-movie-build-challenge\">Minecraft&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:201849 @ 1780249153 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>A Minecraft Movie Squared will arrive in cinemas next year on <strong>23rd July 2027<\/strong>. What do you think of the title and cast update? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] At Minecraft Live at Twitchcon Rotterdam this weekend, new updates were shared about the upcoming sequel to the Minecraft Movie. The cast and production are now back on set, and it&#8217;s been confirmed the sequel is now officially titled A Minecraft Movie Squared. 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