If Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s that a blockbuster that makes bank will get a sequel (or seven). Enter A Minecraft Movie, with its surprisingly effective humor and 7 million box office payday. (Who had “Jack Black will anchor a nearly billion-dollar movie” on their 2025 bingo card?) So, it’s no surprise that Warner Bros. has officially greenlit a sequel.
Sequel Announcement
Variety reports that Warner Bros. has penciled in the sequel for a July 23, 2027, premiere date. This timeline places it around two years after the original, which has emerged as the second-highest-grossing film of the year so far, trailing only behind Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, which boasts a cool .03 billion at the box office.
The sequel will reportedly bring back director Jared Hess, known for his work on Napoleon Dynamite. Hess will co-write the screenplay alongside Chris Galletta, while a talented production team is set to include Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Roy Lee, Eric McLeod, Kayleen Walters, Torfi Frans Ólafsson, and Jason Momoa.
Engadget was among the many publications taken aback by how good A Minecraft Movie was. After all, a film about an open-ended building game, starring one of the leads of the crummy Borderlands, didn’t sound promising. However, critics found it surprisingly funny, infused with just the right degree of winking self-awareness. Devindra Hardawar noted that it “delivers a decent message about championing creativity in a world that wants to beat down free-thinking non-conformists.” Amen to that.
