Consider Kirsten Dunst the ultimate manifestor.
Last summer, the Oscar-nominated actress joked about wanting to join the cast of the “Minecraft Movie” sequel because her kids loved the first one, plus the paycheck wouldn’t hurt. “Maybe I can just make a movie where I don’t lose money?” she quipped to Town & Country.
Well, back up the Brink’s truck because Dunst has officially joined the cast of the yet-to-be-titled “Minecraft” sequel from Warner Bros. and Legendary.
“A Minecraft Movie,” headlined by Jack Black and Jason Momoa, dominated the spring box office in 2025; the PG adventure debuted to a record $163 million domestic opening and has since grossed $424 million, with a worldwide total approaching $1 billion. Danielle Brooks, Matt Berry and Jennifer Coolidge also star in the movie, based on the massively popular video game.
Jared Hess is returning to direct the movie, plot details of which (including Dunst’s role) remain deep in the mine for now. Warner Bros. has dated the sequel for release on July 23, 2027.
Dunst most recently starred in “Roofman,” “Civil War” and “Power of the Dog.” She will next be seen in Ruben Östlund’s “Entertainment System is Down.” She is repped by Entertainment 360, UTA, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox, LLP
Deadline first reported Dunst’s casting.
More to come…
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