{"id":1972640,"date":"2025-08-21T16:35:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1972640"},"modified":"2025-08-21T16:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:35:57","slug":"why-kirsten-dunst-wants-to-star-in-minecraft-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-kirsten-dunst-wants-to-star-in-minecraft-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kirsten Dunst wants to star in &#8216;Minecraft&#8217; sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/videoelephant\/thumbnails\/82975946007.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>&#8216;A Minecraft Movie&#8217; dominates weekend box office<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Minecraft Movie\u201d had a record-breaking opening weekend, earning $157 million in the U.S. and Canada and $301 million globally.<\/p>\n<p>Cheddar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/20\/kirsten-dunst-son-james-health-scare\/85748386007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirsten Dunst<\/a> cares about making money moves.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000379\/awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscar nominee<\/a> revealed in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a65529649\/kirsten-dunst-interview-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Town &amp; Country magazine interview published Wednesday, Aug. 20<\/a>, that she would like to star in a sequel to the box office blockbuster <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/04\/07\/minecraft-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-record\/82971836007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Minecraft Movie&#8221;<\/a> released earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe I can just make a movie where I don&#8217;t lose money?&#8221; Dunst told Town &amp; Country, referring to a possible second film in the franchise and any flick that helps fill her bank account. She also said her kids loved the first one.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/04\/04\/minecraft-movie-parents-guide-review\/82739212007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Minecraft Movie&#8221;<\/a> shattered expectations at the box office in April, grossing a record-breaking $157 million domestically, according to estimates from Comscore. That represented the biggest three-day opening ever for a movie based on a video game at the domestic box office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Kirsten Dunst reveals son James suffered <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/20\/kirsten-dunst-son-james-health-scare\/85748386007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;serious health scare&#8217; while shooting new film<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For now, Dunst is slated to star opposite <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/02\/25\/zoe-kravitz-channing-tatum-split-comment\/80264625007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Channing Tatum<\/a> in the upcoming film &#8220;Roofman.&#8221; She will also appear in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/mikey-madison-kirsten-dunst-reptilia-exotic-animal-trade-1236392488\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mermaid thriller<\/a> with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/03\/03\/did-anora-deserve-oscars-best-picture-win\/81164750007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Anora&#8221; star<\/a> and reigning best actress Academy Award winner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/03\/02\/mikey-madison-first-oscar-best-actress-speech\/81111753007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mikey Madison<\/a> and a forthcoming film with frequent collaborator and director <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2023\/10\/06\/priscilla-movie-elvis-presley\/71064831007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sofia Coppola<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her signature humor, Dunst&#8217;s Town &amp; Country also turned heartfelt. She revealed to the outlet that her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/20\/kirsten-dunst-son-james-health-scare\/85748386007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4-year-old son James<\/a> \u2013 whom she shares with husband and fellow actor\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2024\/06\/23\/jesse-plemons-weight-loss-kirsten-dunst-kids\/74185891007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesse Plemons<\/a> \u2013 suffered a medical emergency while shooting her upcoming film, &#8220;The Entertainment System Is Down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The dark comedy, written and directed by Ruben \u00d6stlund, was shot in Budapest and stars Dunst, 43, alongside\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/05\/08\/keanu-reeves-john-wick-is-pain-movie\/83473119007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keanu Reeves<\/a>\u00a0and Tobias Menzies.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Dunst shared that the medical ordeal took place while Plemons, 37, and their children were staying with her in the Hungarian capital. Although Dunst and Plemons had rented a home, with plans of remaining for the film&#8217;s production, things changed course amid James&#8217; &#8220;serious health scare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the actress didn&#8217;t go into details on James&#8217; health issue, Dunst confirmed that &#8220;everyone is fine now.&#8221; After the incident, Plemons took James and their other son, 7-year-old Ennis, back to Los Angeles while Dunst remained in Budapest.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Keersten&#8217;: Kirsten Dunst clarifies name pronunciation<\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\">In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@townandcountrymagazine\/video\/7540637593264770334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Town and Country\u00a0magazine<\/a> TikTok video, the &#8220;Fargo&#8221; star told the outlet that her first name is pronounced &#8220;Keersten,&#8221; incorrectly from how people say &#8220;Kirsten.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\">&#8220;I mean, everyone messes up my name. So I give up, I don&#8217;t care,&#8221; Dunst told T&amp;C, revealing that she&#8217;ll even &#8220;answer to Kristen.&#8221; She continued, telling T&amp;C that she doesn&#8217;t &#8220;blame people&#8221; for messing up the proper way to say her name. She added that pronunciations of her name differ by geographic location, adding &#8220;but again, who cares?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Contributing: Edward Segarra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;A Minecraft Movie&#8217; dominates weekend box office \u201cA Minecraft Movie\u201d had a record-breaking opening weekend, earning $157 million in the U.S. and Canada and $301 million globally. 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