{"id":2080131,"date":"2025-10-09T19:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2080131"},"modified":"2025-10-09T19:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:16:11","slug":"minecraft-movie-sequel-gets-green-light-for-2027-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/minecraft-movie-sequel-gets-green-light-for-2027-release\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Minecraft Movie&#8217; sequel gets green light for 2027 release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Oct. 9 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> A sequel to the massively successful film <i>A Minecraft Movie <\/i>has been greenlit by Legendary and Warner Brothers, and is expected to arrive in theaters in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPmOVRJkVn9\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> post<\/a> on Instagram Thursday, Minecraft announced it is &#8220;building terrain&#8221; for the second film based on the popular video game, adding &#8220;See you in theaters July 23, 2027.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first <i>Minecraft Movie<\/i> was released in April, becoming an instant phenomenon, as it took in $162 million in the United States and $312 million globally on its opening weekend, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/minecraft-2-release-date-july-2027-1236544541\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Actor Jack Black attends the 50th annual American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award ceremony in April. 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File Photo by Jim Ruymen\/UPI<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Overall, the movie grossed $957 million globally to become the second-highest grossing film of the year behind the live-action <i>Lilo &amp; Stitch<\/i>, which crossed the billion-dollar line with a $1.03 billion global box office haul.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_lpp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_15pp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first movie was directed by Jared Hess, and starred Jack Black and Jason Momoa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Warner Bros.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/10\/minecraft-2-release-date-1236574896\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> told Deadline<\/a> that additional details about the upcoming sequel &#8220;remain deep in the mine for now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.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 ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 9 (UPI) &#8212; A sequel to the massively successful film A Minecraft Movie has been greenlit by Legendary and Warner Brothers, and is expected to arrive in theaters in 2027. 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