A Minecraft Movie Squared will explore ‘new biomes, new characters, and new mobs’ and confirms Matt Berry for a mystery role

We recently got an update on the next Minecraft film, A Minecraft Movie Squared, during Minecraft Live over the weekend, and in it we saw some familiar faces, a couple of teases, and heard about the upcoming build competition.

“We’re so excited to be back in beautiful New Zealand shooting the sequel to A Minecraft Movie,” Jack Black told fans during the showcase. “There is a lot of new in this movie and a massive team hard at work taking this production to the next level.” He then went on to introduce the “newest addition to our Minecraft family,” Matt Berry.

Now, Berry was in the first movie, cast as the villager Nitwit, and Jennifer Coolidge’s love interest. But I doubt he’ll be reprising that role: Instead it seems he could be taking on a much bigger part, possibly the mysterious and sinister Minecraft urban legend, Herobrine. This only comes to mind as Berry is handed a jumper during the Minecraft Live event similar to the one Jack Black wore while playing Steve, but he could also just play another Steve.

Later on in the event, actress Danielle Brooke, who played Dawn in A Minecraft Movie, announces that “we are taking you so much deeper into the Minecraft world. New biomes, new characters and new mobs along with some of my favourites.” We also got to see some concept art such as cute cubed polar bears.

But the biggest news for fans during this section of Minecraft Live was the announcement of a new contest, which is tied into A Minecraft Movie Squared—and a chance to have their work appear in it.

“We are planning an epic build challenge with amazing prizes,” Jens Bergensten, chief creative officer at Mojang, said. “The winning build will actually appear in the movie or the end credits of the movie. We’ll also set up private screenings for the finalists. All you need to do is create something awesome in a custom map; we’ve picked four biomes that are relevant to the movie which should help inspire your builds. We’ll select the finalists, then we’ll go back to the community for the final vote, and yes, there will be a cape up for grabs.”