‘A Minecraft Movie’ Sequel is in the Works

In an entirely unsurprising move, the follow-up, with co-writer/director Jared Hess already at work on a script, and the film’s stars likely to return.

Jason Momoa as Garrett in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ 'A Minecraft Movie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Preview:

‘A Minecraft Movie’ sequel is in development.
Co-writer/director Jared Hess is back.
The movie is targeting a 2027 release.

Everyone put on your least surprised face!

With ‘A Minecraft Movie’s box office total currently standing at a huge $957 million, Warner Bros. has announced that a sequel to the wildly success game adaptation is already in the works.

Yes, the movie that helped kick start a revival in WB’s box office fortunes is going the sequel route as soon as humanly possible, in this case, taking aim at a 2027 release slot.

Jared Hess, who co-wrote and directed the first movie, is back to oversee the sequel, and while the screenplay list was a bundle of people who had worked on it through its long development, the new one will come from just Hess and collaborator Chris Galletta (‘The Kings of Summer’).

Right now, there’s no official detail on storyline or if stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa will return, but we can practically hear the dump trucks of money backing up to their houses.

Honestly, the most surprising part of all this is that it took them this long to confirm a follow-up was moving forward.

What is ‘Minecraft’?

A scene from Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ 'A Minecraft Movie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

If you’re not in the game’s target audience, allow us to brief you on the basics… The game, from Swedish developer Mojang AB, allows you to create and shape an entire world, and by 2014 had sold more than 35 million copies across PCs, the Xbox 360, and mobile platforms.

Much like with Lego, the only stories here are those created by users, who can choose whether to explore, create or fight with each other.

There are also nocturnal monsters stalking the place, which you must deal with. It reached 100 million users just a few years after launch and helping spark Microsoft to acquire Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014.

Since then, it hasn’t been quite as much in the pop cultural zeitgeist (the likes of ‘Fortnite’ have tended to dominate), but it’s recognizable intellectual property.

What was the story of ‘A Minecraft Movie’?

(L to R) Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Sebastian Hansen in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ 'A Minecraft Movie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Black and Momoa star in the movie, which follows a group of misfits who are pulled through a portal into a cubic world and guided by an expert crafter named Steve (played by Black).

There are laughs. Weird characters. Chicken Jockeys (if you know, you know).

When will ‘A Minecraft Movie 2’ be in theaters?

As confirmed by its social post below, Warners has scheduled the follow-up for July 23rd, 2027.

Building terrain. See you in theaters July 23 2027. #Minecraft pic.twitter.com/9myRslRG4c
— A Minecraft Movie (@AMinecraftMovie) October 9, 2025

(L to R) Jason Momoa as Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison, Sebastian Hansen as Henry, Danielle Brooks as Dawn and Emma Myers as Natalie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ 'A Minecraft Movie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.