A Minecraft Film 2 Will Launch On July 23, 2027

The sequel to A Minecraft Film now has a launch date. The unique film, which adapts the favored online game of the identical identify, debuted on April 4 and is at present the third highest-grossing film of 2025 worldwide. The upcoming A Minecraft Film 2 was introduced to be in early improvement on April 11, although no additional information arrived for a while.

The official X account for A Minecraft Film has confirmed that the sequel will debut in theaters on July 23, 2027. Their publish, which features a reference to the online game by describing the work on the sequel as “constructing terrain,” additionally incorporates a teaser poster showcasing two Minecraft-style pickaxes. See the publish beneath:

If it holds true, this launch date implies that the sequel will arrive simply two years and three months after the debut of 2025’s A Minecraft Film. That is a comparatively fast turnaround for a contemporary franchise-starting blockbuster.

For example, whereas the sequel to 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog solely took two years and two months to return to the display screen, the sequel to 2021’s Dune took two years and 5 months.

In the meantime, the sequel to 2022’s The Batman is about to premiere greater than 5 years later, whereas the sequel to 2023’s The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film is slated to debut three years after the unique smash hit.

On the time of writing, plot particulars in regards to the venture stay unknown. Nonetheless, Deadline confirms that director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) is about to return to helm the venture, along with co-writing the screenplay with Chris Galletta.

Additionally it is unknown if any of the unique forged of A Minecraft Film will return. The star-studded ensemble of the unique smash hit included Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Rachel Home, Matt Berry, Jemaine Clement, Sebastian Hansen, Emma Myers, and Jennifer Coolidge.

Regardless, this launch date provides the Warner Bros. title satisfaction of place in the midst of the 2027 summer season film season. This transfer away from a springtime launch makes excellent sense within the wake of the 2025 film grossing a whopping $957.8 million in opposition to its reported $150 million price range.

Nonetheless, if the present schedule holds, the sequel shall be going up in opposition to numerous IP juggernauts in July. In actual fact, July 23 can also be the promised launch date for The Simpsons Film 2.

This date additionally comes only a few weeks after the July 9 debut of Man of Tomorrow, which is James Gunn sequel to 2025’s Superman.

No matter this competitors, the sequel to A Minecraft Film appears arrange for fulfillment given its fast turnaround time and the overwhelming business reception of the unique film, which went viral off the again of its cavalcade of references to the favored recreation.