Minecraft 2 Gets New Title: A Minecraft Movie Squared

A sequel to Warner Bros. and Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie has gotten a new title: A Minecraft Movie Squared.

In a joint Instagram post Saturday with the studios and Minecraft, the new official title was revealed. “Ready for another adventure?  The world of #Minecraft is expanding once again with  A Minecraft Movie Squared!,” the post reads in part.

The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that Jared Hess, who directed last year’s film, is set to return to direct the video game adaptation and is penning the script with Chris Galletta, one of the original scribers. Producers will include Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Roy Lee, Eric McLeod, Kayleen Walters, Torfi Frans Ólafsson and Jason Momoa.

Momoa, Jack Black, Sebastian Hansen, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Jennifer Coolidge starred in the original movie. Kirsten Dunst has joined the sequel.

A Minecraft Movie was a huge box office success, grossing $957.8 million globally and became the second highest grossing movie of 2025.

However, the film’s reviews were mixed. “The most disappointing aspect of A Minecraft Movie, isn’t that it’s born out of an existing IP. We live in a world of low-effort reboots, unnecessary remakes and movies operating as extensions of corporate brands. Another one of these gluttonous projects is hardly surprising. What makes A Minecraft Movie so dispiriting is how it fails to spark the imagination, betraying a core tenet of the game on which it’s based,” reads THR’s review, before adding, “For Minecraft novices like this critic, A Minecraft Movie succeeds when showing off the game’s potential and championing the value of maintaining a childlike wonder in a bleak world.”

A Minecraft Movie Squared is slated to release in theaters July 23, 2027.