The Minecraft Movie sequel casts Kirsten Dunst, which is not surprising because she wanted to be in a film 'where I don’t lose money'

The Minecraft Movie sequel casts Kirsten Dunst, which is not surprising because she wanted to be in a film ‘where I don’t lose money’ | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Survival & Crafting If you’re looking for a way to fill the Stranger Things-shaped hole in your heart, the new Minecraft DLC has you covered Movies & TV Jason Momoa and Fast & Furious director Justin Lin are teaming up to make a Helldivers movie Survival & Crafting Minecraft teases its first drop of 2026, and it might finally be the thing that stops me from being a passive mob killing machine Survival & Crafting Bluey, the inescapable Australian cartoon dog, is getting official Minecraft DLC MMO Everything we know about Ark 2 Survival & Crafting Overhauling Minecraft’s world generation was like ‘trying to build a skyscraper with hand tools’ which basically scared Mojang off of continuing massive yearly updates Movies & TV Amazon’s live-action Tomb Raider show announces the rest of its cast, including Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs Survival & Crafting How to watch Minecraft Live 2026 Survival & Crafting Facepunch is ‘talking to people’ about a Rust movie: ‘We definitely had interest’ Survival & Crafting I think Minecraft’s next update might literally just feature new baby mobs, and I’m not actually that mad about it Survival & Crafting Minecraft has revealed its final batch of baby mobs ahead of the spring update, and they might be the cutest ones yet Movies & TV Resident Evil director Paul W. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Kirsten Dunst has been signed up for the Minecraft Movie sequel, which currently doesn’t have a title, as the player avatar Alex. Alex is one of the default avatars in the game, is female, and has red hair: so Mary Jane feels like a pretty good fit.Dunst is of course known for many more roles than her turn in Raimi’s Spider-Man films, including The Virgin Suicides, Bring it On, and Marie Antoinette. She has, however, parlayed her early fame into starring roles in a series of cult classic movies in the last decade or so, and only turns up on the big screen every so often these days.As Town and Country magazine reported in August last year, Dunst would “also really like to be in Minecraft 2, she says, because her kids loved the first one and because she’d like to make a pile of cash. ‘Maybe I can just make a movie where I don’t lose money?'”Article continues below You may like If you’re looking for a way to fill the Stranger Things-shaped hole in your heart, the new Minecraft DLC has you covered Jason Momoa and Fast & Furious director Justin Lin are teaming up to make a Helldivers movie Minecraft teases its first drop of 2026, and it might finally be the thing that stops me from being a passive mob killing machine Well, given the first Minecraft movie made over one billion dollars, that seems a fairly safe bet. The sequel is scheduled for 2027, is being made by Warner Bros. and Legendary, and will feature several superstars among the returning cast: Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Matt Berry and Jennifer Coolidge.But my favourite is Jason Momoa, purely because during the usual press tour for The Minecraft Movie he adopted the bold marketing strategy of telling everyone he wouldn’t let his kids play games. (Image credit: Warner Bros)Jared Hess returns to direct the sequel, with a script