It’s official: A sequel to ‘A Minecraft Movie‘ is on the way.
The big screen adaptation of the hugely popular sandbox video game came earlier in 2025. Directed by ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ helmer Jared Hess, it starred the likes of Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge.
The movie chronicled the adventures of four misfits from the fictional town of Chuglass, Idaho, after they were pulled through a portal into the blocky Minecraft world. There, they embarked on a quest to return to the real world with the assistance of an “expert crafter” called Steve.
Despite a lukewarm critical reception (its critic score on Rotten Tomatoes is 47%), it was loved by fans (its audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is 85%), and its worldwide gross was a whopping $957.8 million from a mere $150 million budget. A sequel was, therefore, inevitable.
The announcement came on the official Minecraft accounts on both Instagram and X â and, needless to say, fans of the franchise were elated.
The ‘Minecraft’ Sequel Is Coming in July 2027
The announcement was made using a poster featuring two pickaxe’s from the game, laid out to look like the Roman numeral of “2.” A caption saying “Building terrain. See you in theaters July 23 2027. #Minecraft” accompanied the image.
It means fans have just over 21 months to wait until they can watch the sequel. While that’s not an awful long time in the grand scheme of things, you have to imagine Minecraft’s primarily young audience feel like it’s a lifetime away.
Very little is known about the sequel at this point. Whether the likes of Momoa, Black, and Coolidge will return remains a mystery. It’ll also be interesting to see if any additional major Hollywood stars join the cast for the movie.
Fans Were Overjoyed at the News of a ‘Minecraft’ Sequel
‘Minecraft’ fans on both Instagram and X celebrated the news with equal joy.
One Instagram user wrote, “on my birthday?! dream come true.”
Another fan on the same platform said, “So youâre telling me 27yo me is gonna be in the movie theater watching a Minecraft movie⦠Yes.”
Someone else on Instagram simply commented, “I can’t wait for it ðð ðð¥ð¥.”
On X, one keen fan had similar thoughts to that first Instagram user, saying, “NO WAY THIS IS ON MY BIRTHDAY.”
That seemed to be a theme, as another user wrote, “NO WAYYY SECOND MINECRAFT MOVIE ON THE SAME DAY AS MY BIRTHDAY.”
Another X user wrote, “canât wait to watch 2 hours of mining dirt in 4K.”
Finally, someone else on X noted, “Oh I’m ready.”
So are we. We’ll look forward to the ‘Minecraft’ sequel’s arrival on Friday, July 23, 2027.
The post Sequel to ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Announced & Fans Are Delighted appeared first on EntertainmentNow.