The first box office overflower of the year is certain: A Minecraft film could outperform all expectations at the box office at the weekend and put the Best start of a video game adaptation there. The fantasy adventure has so far recorded $ 323 million worldwide and an end is not in sight.

Accordingly, it is not surprising that both the fans and the industry speculate about a sequel. The studio Warner Bros. has not yet announced a second part. director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) still shows through the direction in which Minecraft 2 will move.

The story of Minecraft 2 revolves around Alex

Deadline Supported himself with the Hess to talk about Minecraft’s success. In the course of this, the question was asked which figure acts as a drive of the sequel if there was one. Hess’ responded is clear:

The character that we (at the end of the film) teased is Alex. She is that Second important figure from Minecraft. It’s about Steve and Alex. She is the one that we definitely want to have (in the sequel).

Just like that of Jack Black Embodied Steve is Alex a playable figure from the video game template. Since 2014 it has been available as a so-called skin for players: inside the open-world games. Later, other figures such as Noor, Sunny, Ari, Zuri, Makena, Kai and Efe were added. So far, however, there is no trace of them.

Anyone who stayed in the cinema until the end of the credits could already take a first look at Alex: in the Minecraft post-credit scene After his return to the real world, Steve has to find out that another person has moved into his old house. This is Alex.

Fantasy sequel: Who plays Alex in Minecraft 2?

This is a tricky question, because in the first part two actresses take over the part. Kate McKinnon The iconic Minecraft heroine lends her voice, kicks Alice May Connolly as a body double in front of the camera. It is questionable that this approach will be retained to the figure for Minecraft 2.

When Alex plays a major role in the sequelit would be significantly more uncomplicated that the part is played by one person alone. The current version of the figure is probably explained by the fact that those responsible behind the film were not yet sure how it would go on, and first wanted to test an option.

Will it be Kate McKinnon or Alice May Connolly? Or maybe someone completely different? With McKinnon, which was seen in films such as Barbie and Ghostbusters in the past and comes from the Saturnday Night Live corner, Minecraft 2 could at least secure another large comedy talent alongside Jack Black.