Kirsten Dunst secured her place in the Minecraft movie suite, and she doesn’t hide how happy she is about it.
The 43-year-old actress announced on Instagram on March 19 that she had been cast as Alex in the untitled sequel, simply writing, “My dream has come true.”
The role was teased in the post-credits scene of A Minecraft moviewith Alex previously voiced by Kate McKinnon in the first film.
Dunst had been openly lobbying for the role since August, when she said Town and country she had two very good reasons for wanting to enter.
Her kids loved the first movie and she was ready to score a box office victory. “Maybe I can just make a movie without losing money?” » she said at the time, with frankness.
She was right. His most recent film, Roofer, was made on a tight budget, with much of it spent building a well-stocked fake store.
Dunst noted one benefit of this experience, however: Her children always wear pajamas that she “borrowed” from the set.
A Minecraft moviereleased in theaters in April 2025, was a runaway success, bringing in nearly a billion dollars at the box office.
The sequel will bring back the original cast alongside Dunst, with Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Danielle Brooks all set to return.
For a star who has spent much of his career in critically acclaimed but modestly performing films, the Minecraft the universe represents something of a new frontier.
As evidenced by her Instagram post, she couldn’t be happier about it.
