A Minecraft Movie: Squared Confirmed, Kirsten Dunst Joins as Alex and Matt Berry's Mystery Villain

The sequel finally has a name, and it is not the one everyone dunked on at CinemaCon. This episode breaks down the reveal of A Minecraft Movie: Squared, the new casting news, a release date, and a theory about why that purple title art might be pointing straight toward the End.

Warner Bros. moved past the CinemaCon backlash and locked in A Minecraft Movie: Squared as the official sequel title, dropping the earlier placeholder that got roasted online. The bigger headlines are in the casting. Kirsten Dunst is stepping out of her trailer to play Alex, and Matt Berry is back after voicing the nitwit villager in the first film, this time teased for a much larger role that could land him in villain territory.

From there the episode gets into the fun part, decoding the purple "squared" in the logo. The obvious read is a Nether portal, but a closer look at the crystalline texture lines up better with Enderman eyes, which opens the door to an End dimension setting and a showdown with the Ender Dragon. That theory leads to a pitch for Matt Berry voicing the dragon in the style of Benedict Cumberbatch's Smaug. The episode closes with the confirmed July 23, 2027 release date and word that production is set up in New Zealand.

• 0:00 Sequel Title Confirmed: From CinemaCon Hate to "Squared"
• 0:15 Kirsten Dunst as Alex, Matt Berry Returns
• 0:23 Decoding the Purple Logo: Nether Portal or the End?
• 0:46 The Smaug Comparison and Ender Dragon Theory
• 1:03 July 23, 2027 Release Date and New Zealand Filming

• The sequel is officially titled A Minecraft Movie: Squared after the studio scrapped the placeholder name that drew heavy criticism online.
• Kirsten Dunst is joining the cast as Alex.
• Matt Berry returns following his first film role as the nitwit villager, with hints he is voicing something far bigger this time, possibly the villain.
• The purple "squared" in the title art could signal a Nether portal, but the crystalline look points more toward Enderman eyes and a trip to the End.
• A potential Ender Dragon confrontation could give Matt Berry a Smaug style voiceover moment.
• The movie hits theaters July 23, 2027, with filming based in New Zealand.

"That cheesiest name they used at CinemaCon. They got all the hate online."

"Benedict Cumberbatch playing Smaug, that was so freaking dope. Let's do that for Minecraft."

"The main thing I want to know next is who is Matt Berry playing. Who is the bad guy?"

Who do you think Matt Berry is voicing, and is the team really headed to the End to fight the dragon? Send us your theories and we will read them on a future episode.

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