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* [[Florence Pugh]]
* [[Stephanie Hsu]]
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* [[Michelle Yeoh]]
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* [[Dev Patel]]
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'''''Minecraft: The Second Dawn''''' is an upcoming American [[computer-animated film|computer-animated]] fantasy adventure film based on the 2011 video game ''[[Minecraft]]'', developed by [[Mojang Studios]]. Produced by [[Mob Studios]], [[Mob Productions]], and Mojang Studios, it is the fifth film in the [[Minecraft Universe]] (MIU), a direct sequel to ''[[Minecraft: The First Night]]'' (2028), and an installment of the franchise's opening storyline, "[[Chapter One: The Broken Seed]]". The film is directed by [[Jackson Miller]] from a screenplay he co-wrote with [[Freddie Goodwin]] and a story they developed with [[Alex Brow]]. It stars the voices of [[Taron Egerton]], [[Florence Pugh]], [[Stephanie Hsu]], [[Ayo Edebiri]], [[Michelle Yeoh]], [[Brian Tyree Henry]], [[Dev Patel]], [[Andrew Scott (actor)|Andrew Scott]], and [[Jodie Comer]].

The film follows Steve and Alex after they discover Dawnstead, a player-built settlement that reconstructs its buildings and residents after a false sunrise each morning. With Mina Quill and Nia Vale, they investigate the settlement's repeated resets and uncover evidence that earlier players surrendered portions of their memories to stabilize the Overworld during an ancient dimensional collapse. Steve becomes connected to Alden, a player who has maintained Dawnstead through hundreds of artificial days, while Alex discovers that the settlement contains memories linked to her life before she awakened in the Overworld.

Development of a direct sequel to ''Minecraft: The First Night'' began in August 2028 following the film's commercial success. Miller returned as director and co-writer, while Goodwin, Brow, Elridge, and Cross also returned from the first film. The project was officially titled ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' in January 2030 and incorporated into "Chapter One: The Broken Seed" between ''[[The Ender Crown]]'' (2031) and ''[[Minecraft: The Broken Seed]]'' (2034). It was initially scheduled for June 18, 2032, before being delayed to November 19 during Mob Studios' December 2030 slate revision.

Egerton, Pugh, Hsu, Edebiri, Yeoh, and Henry reprise their roles as Steve, Alex, Mina, Nia, Sola, and Garrick. Patel returns as Ruun, the Piglin diplomat introduced in ''[[Netherbound]]'' (2029), while Scott and Comer join the cast as Alden and Lyra, two residents of Dawnstead whose identities have been altered by the settlement's repeated reconstruction.

Pre-production began in February 2031. Principal voice recording commenced that September, and principal animation began in January 2032. Mob Studios released the first teaser poster and trailer in May 2032. ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on November 19, 2032.

== Premise ==

Several months after the events of ''The Ender Crown'', Steve follows coordinates recovered from an abandoned stronghold and discovers Dawnstead, a large settlement hidden beyond the Overworld's established trade routes. The community appears abandoned at sunset, but its buildings, farms, defenses, and residents reconstruct themselves when a pale artificial sunrise crosses the horizon.

Dawnstead was built by an earlier group of players who attempted to stabilize the Overworld during the first major fragmentation of the Seed. Unable to prevent entire regions from being erased, they created a system capable of restoring structures and inhabitants from stored crafting patterns. Each reconstruction required the system to remove memories that contradicted the settlement's preserved design.

Alden, the last player responsible for maintaining Dawnstead, believes its repeated dawns have protected thousands of lives. He regards change as a form of destruction and refuses to allow residents to leave after discovering that people who cross the settlement's boundary begin remembering previous versions of themselves.

Lyra, a Dawnstead builder who has survived every reset, secretly records the differences between artificial days. She asks Steve and Alex to help disable the system after realizing that many reconstructed residents are combinations of people who lived during different versions of the settlement.

Steve experiences memories suggesting that he helped design Dawnstead before awakening near Sola's village in ''Minecraft: The First Night''. Alex recognizes the same crafting language used by the Hollow King and believes the memories may have been deliberately placed inside the settlement to manipulate them.

Mina determines that Dawnstead's artificial sun is connected to the Overworld redstone network, while Nia discovers that maps of the surrounding region change after every reset. Sola and Garrick attempt to evacuate nearby villages as Dawnstead's reconstruction field begins expanding beyond its original boundary.

Ruun travels to the Overworld after independent Nether portals begin reopening at locations erased from Piglin records. His investigation indicates that Dawnstead is not merely recreating one settlement but restoring an earlier version of the Overworld in which the current Nether and End routes did not exist.

The group must decide whether to dismantle the system and risk destroying residents who have survived only through reconstruction, or allow Dawnstead to overwrite communities and histories created after the original collapse.

== Voice cast ==

* [[Taron Egerton]] as '''Steve''', a player who discovers Dawnstead after following coordinates recovered from the stronghold beneath the events of ''The Ender Crown''. Steve begins experiencing memories suggesting that he participated in the settlement's creation, though he cannot determine whether they are genuine or were placed within him by its reconstruction system.<ref name="EgertonReturn" />
* [[Florence Pugh]] as '''Alex''', a player and mapmaker whose incomplete history is connected to the earlier player civilization. Alex distrusts Dawnstead's preserved memories after her experiences with the Hollow King and the Ender Crown.<ref name="PughReturn" />
* [[Stephanie Hsu]] as '''Mina Quill''', a redstone engineer who discovers that the settlement's artificial sun is drawing power and information from the public relay system she established after ''Redstone''.<ref name="ReturningCast" />
* [[Ayo Edebiri]] as '''Nia Vale''', a cartographer whose maps change after each false sunrise. Nia documents the versions of Dawnstead that the reconstruction system attempts to erase.<ref name="ReturningCast" />
* [[Michelle Yeoh]] as '''Sola''', the elder of the village where Steve first appeared. Sola organizes the evacuation of settlements threatened by Dawnstead's expanding reconstruction field.<ref name="ReturningCast" />
* [[Brian Tyree Henry]] as '''Garrick''', a former village defender who helps protect residents experiencing conflicting memories after leaving Dawnstead.<ref name="ReturningCast" />
* [[Dev Patel]] as '''Ruun''', the Nether's envoy to the Overworld. Ruun investigates the reappearance of routes and settlements removed from Piglin records by the original dimensional collapse.<ref name="PatelReturn" />
* [[Andrew Scott (actor)|Andrew Scott]] as '''Alden''', the last known player maintaining Dawnstead. Alden believes repeated reconstruction is the only reliable method of preserving lives and opposes any attempt to disable the artificial dawn.<ref name="NewCast" />
* [[Jodie Comer]] as '''Lyra''', a Dawnstead builder who records changes between artificial days and gradually recovers memories belonging to several versions of herself.<ref name="NewCast" />

[[Ke Huy Quan]], [[Michaela Coel]], and [[Richard Ayoade]] reprise their roles as Oren, Tamsin, and Moss from ''[[Villagers (TV series)|Villagers]]''. [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]] returns briefly as Serai through a communication established with the independent End settlements.<ref name="AdditionalCast" />

The film also features an ensemble cast as Dawnstead residents, former players, village representatives, Piglin travelers, End-born archivists, and inhabitants reconstructed from incomplete crafting patterns.

== Production ==

=== Development ===

A continuation of Steve and Alex's story was discussed during production of ''Minecraft: The First Night''. Miller and Goodwin developed several concepts involving the first groups of players who entered the Overworld, but Mob Studios did not formally approve a direct sequel until August 2028, after the first film had grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.<ref name="FirstNightSequel" />

Miller wanted the sequel to remain centered on survival and construction rather than immediately becoming a crossover involving every Minecraft Universe character. Brow described it as the final major exploration of player identity before ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' brought the chapter's separate storylines together.<ref name="DirectSequelApproach" />

The earliest concept followed Steve and Alex into a region where every structure returned after being destroyed. Goodwin expanded the idea into a settlement whose inhabitants were also reconstructed, allowing the screenplay to examine whether a person remained the same after memories and physical details were repeatedly altered.

Miller said the false sunrise originated from the first film's prolonged night. While ''Minecraft: The First Night'' concerned a world unable to reach morning, the sequel concerns a community that experiences morning continuously but can never progress beyond it.<ref name="FalseSunriseConcept" />

The project entered formal development in August 2028 under the working title ''The First Morning''. Miller was attached to direct and develop the story with Goodwin and Brow. Brow, Elridge, and Cross returned as producers.<ref name="FirstNightSequel" />

In January 2030, Mob Studios officially announced the title ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' and scheduled the film for June 18, 2032. Egerton and Pugh were confirmed to return as Steve and Alex. The project was incorporated into "Chapter One: The Broken Seed" after ''The Ender Crown'' and before ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed''.<ref name="SecondDawnAnnouncement" />

The title refers both to Dawnstead's artificial sunrise and to Steve and Alex beginning a second life after learning that their memories may have originated with earlier versions of themselves. Miller said the film would not confirm that either character is a direct copy of a previous player.<ref name="TitleMeaning" />

Goodwin completed the first screenplay draft in October 2030. It depicted Dawnstead as a settlement containing only copies of former residents and ended with Steve destroying the artificial sun. Elridge believed the version made the decision too simple because none of the reconstructed people could be considered independently alive.<ref name="FirstDraft" />

A revised draft completed in March 2031 established that Dawnstead's residents continued developing between resets, but the system selectively removed memories and physical changes that threatened its preserved design. Lyra was expanded from a supporting guide into the principal Dawnstead character.<ref name="SecondDraft" />

During Mob Studios' December 2030 slate update, the film was delayed from June 18 to November 19, 2032. The studio said the additional five months would be used for screenplay revisions, visual development of the false sunrises, and the relationship between Steve and Alex following their separate experiences with the Nether and End.<ref name="SecondDawnSecondDelay" />

The production screenplay was completed in July 2031. Its third act was revised to distinguish the dismantling of Dawnstead from the decentralization endings of ''Netherbound'' and ''The Ender Crown''. Miller said the characters could not resolve every dangerous system by separating it into smaller versions.<ref name="ProductionDraft" />

The film was reported to have a production budget between $185 million and $200 million, excluding marketing costs. Mob Studios had not confirmed a final figure as of May 2032.<ref name="ReportedBudget" />

=== Writing ===

Miller and Goodwin structured the film as a direct character sequel to ''Minecraft: The First Night''. Steve and Alex remain the central pair, while Mina, Nia, Sola, Garrick, and Ruun provide perspectives shaped by the television series and other films.

Steve's storyline concerns his desire for proof that he had a life before arriving in the Overworld. Dawnstead provides memories that appear to answer his questions, but accepting them would require him to adopt the identity of a person whose choices he cannot remember making.

Alex initially rejects every memory offered by the settlement. Her experiences in ''The Ender Crown'' taught her that memories can contain truthful information without defining the person who receives them. The film contrasts her refusal with Steve's willingness to investigate further.

Alden was written as a player who has survived long enough to view preservation as the only moral responsibility. Goodwin said the character does not believe he is controlling Dawnstead because the system also reconstructs and removes portions of his own memory.

Lyra represents the possibility that reconstructed people can become independent of their original crafting patterns. Her secret records demonstrate that each version of Dawnstead differs even when the system attempts to restore the same design.

Mina's storyline continues her opposition to systems that combine technical necessity with centralized authority. Unlike the predictive redstone network, Crown Gate, and Ender Crown, Dawnstead cannot simply be decentralized because its stored patterns depend on one artificial sunrise.

Nia's maps become the principal method for proving that each reset changes the surrounding Overworld. The screenplay treats mapmaking as a form of memory that exists outside Dawnstead's controlled archive.

Ruun's role connects the settlement to the Nether without making Piglin politics part of the central conflict. The artificial dawn restores routes that existed before the Crown Gate and threatens settlements whose histories developed after those paths disappeared.

Sola and Garrick remain outside Dawnstead for much of the film. Their story focuses on residents who escape the reconstruction field and begin remembering multiple families, professions, and deaths.

The Hollow King does not appear as the principal antagonist. Miller said his influence is present through the crafting language used by the earlier players, but the film is intended to center on choices made by people attempting to survive rather than another direct plan by the franchise villain.<ref name="HollowKingRole" />

The film's final scene is designed to lead into ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'', though Miller said ''The Second Dawn'' has a complete central resolution and is not the first half of the crossover.<ref name="BrokenSeedConnection" />

=== Casting ===

Egerton and Pugh were confirmed to return when the title was announced in January 2030. Miller said their performances in the first film established the emotional foundation of the sequel and that neither character would be reduced to supporting the other's memory storyline.<ref name="EgertonReturn" /><ref name="PughReturn" />

Hsu, Edebiri, Yeoh, and Henry were confirmed in August 2030. Their characters had appeared together in ''Minecraft: The First Night'', while Hsu and Edebiri subsequently led ''Redstone'' and Yeoh, Hsu, and Edebiri continued through both seasons of ''Villagers''.<ref name="ReturningCast" />

Patel joined the cast as Ruun in February 2031. His role was coordinated with the second season of ''Villagers'' and ''Bastion'', which establish Ruun as the Nether's representative to the Overworld.<ref name="PatelReturn" />

Scott and Comer were announced in July 2031. Miller said Alden required a performance capable of shifting between reassurance, exhaustion, and control, while Lyra needed to sound recognizably different as memories from multiple versions of the character emerged.<ref name="NewCast" />

Quan, Coel, Ayoade, and Mbatha-Raw were confirmed for supporting appearances in January 2032. Their recording was completed separately from the principal Dawnstead sessions.<ref name="AdditionalCast" />

Principal voice recording began on September 13, 2031. Egerton, Pugh, Scott, and Comer recorded several scenes together, while Hsu and Edebiri participated in separate technical and map-room sequences.<ref name="RecordingBegins" />

The first recording period concluded in December 2031. Additional dialogue and revised final-act material were recorded between February and April 2032.<ref name="AdditionalRecording" />

=== Animation and design ===

Mob Studios Animation began principal animation in January 2032 after approximately eleven months of visual development. The production uses environments and character systems created for the previous Minecraft Universe films while introducing reconstruction effects, overlapping versions of buildings, and changing natural light.<ref name="AnimationBegins" />

Production designer Mara Venn developed Dawnstead as a settlement built by players rather than villagers. Its buildings combine several architectural styles, materials from multiple dimensions, automated farms, redstone workshops, storage systems, and structures that appear to have been revised repeatedly by different builders.

The settlement's central tower contains the Dawn Engine, a large arrangement of daylight sensors, redstone relays, memory blocks, and Seed-derived material. It projects an artificial sunrise across Dawnstead and activates the reconstruction pattern.

Each false sunrise begins with the eastern sky turning pale before the environment separates into visible grids. Damaged blocks return first, followed by objects, animals, and residents. The effect deliberately resembles construction rather than reversing time.

Characters reconstructed by the system retain small inconsistencies. Clothing may use different materials, injuries may move, written records may contain altered words, and relationships may change depending on which memories are restored.

The visual-development team designed multiple versions of Dawnstead for Nia's maps. Some contain districts, walls, towers, farms, and residents absent from the version seen by Steve and Alex.

Alden's workshop is one of the few locations that does not fully reset. It contains damaged tools, incomplete memory records, and markings showing that he has attempted to count the artificial days despite repeatedly forgetting them.

Lyra's hidden archive is constructed outside Dawnstead's original boundary and therefore survives imperfectly. Its walls contain drawings, maps, and objects recovered from different versions of the settlement.

The artificial sun was designed to remain visibly different from the natural Overworld sun. It lacks texture, moves too quickly during the false dawn, and casts shadows in directions inconsistent with the surrounding terrain.

The reconstruction field expands during the film, causing nearby villages, Nether portals, and End communication structures to acquire earlier designs. The animation team developed transition systems that allow new block arrangements to emerge through existing buildings without treating them as conventional explosions.

Principal animation began with the stronghold epilogue from ''The Ender Crown'', Steve and Alex's arrival at Dawnstead, and the first false sunrise. Large-scale work on the expanding reconstruction field began in March 2032.<ref name="AnimationBegins" />

By May 2032, approximately 58 percent of principal animation had been completed. The first act had entered lighting and final rendering, while the Dawn Engine, evacuation, and final reconstruction sequences remained in production.<ref name="MayProductionUpdate" />

Mob Studios expected principal animation to conclude in August, followed by final lighting, scoring, sound mixing, and color work.<ref name="ProductionSchedule" />

=== Music ===

[[Weston Doyle]] returned to compose the score after working on the preceding Minecraft Universe films and television series. He began developing themes with Miller in late 2031.<ref name="DoyleReturns" />

The score expands Steve and Alex's themes from ''Minecraft: The First Night''. Steve's melody is performed in several conflicting arrangements whenever he experiences Dawnstead's memories, while Alex's theme retains the incomplete phrases introduced in ''The Ender Crown''.

Dawnstead's music uses repeating strings, wooden percussion, bells, daylight-sensor clicks, redstone pulses, and choir. Each artificial sunrise begins with the same musical structure, but individual notes and instruments change according to what the system reconstructs.

Alden's theme is built from a melody that repeatedly returns to its opening phrase before completing. Lyra's arrangement gradually incorporates sounds and instruments from earlier versions of the settlement.

Doyle said the natural sunrise would be represented by music that never appears during the film's promotional material. Recording of the score was scheduled to begin in July 2032.<ref name="ScoreRecording" />

== Marketing ==

The title and original June 18, 2032, release date were announced on January 17, 2030. The announcement image showed two suns rising above an unfinished player settlement, with one reflected incorrectly in a nearby lake.<ref name="SecondDawnAnnouncement" />

The release was moved to November 19 in December 2030. Mob Studios released revised concept art depicting Steve and Alex standing in different versions of the same street.<ref name="SecondDawnSecondDelay" />

The post-credits scene of ''The Ender Crown'' provided the first completed footage associated with the film. It showed Steve discovering Dawnstead and watching a destroyed house rebuild itself after sunrise.<ref name="EnderCrownConnection" />

The first official production image was released during Mob Studios' July 31, 2031, presentation. It depicted Steve, Alex, Mina, and Nia in Dawnstead's central square while several versions of the same residents appeared behind them.<ref name="FirstLook" />

A short behind-the-scenes presentation introduced Scott and Comer as Alden and Lyra and showed early animation tests for the false sunrise and reconstruction field. The footage was not released publicly in full.<ref name="NewCast" />

The first teaser poster and teaser trailer were released on May 20, 2032. The poster depicts Steve and Alex standing on opposite sides of a Dawnstead street split between morning and night. The artificial sun appears inside a square frame above the central tower.<ref name="TeaserRelease" />

The poster uses the tagline "MORNING WAS NEVER MEANT TO LAST."

The teaser begins with Steve entering the empty settlement at sunset. At sunrise, every building reconstructs around him and residents resume conversations that had ended the previous night. Alden welcomes Steve home, while Alex warns that none of them remember arriving.

The trailer introduces Lyra's archive, Mina examining the Dawn Engine, Nia's changing maps, and Ruun observing obsolete Nether routes reopening. It ends with Steve seeing another version of himself standing inside a reconstructed house.

The teaser received positive attention for its visual premise, Scott's performance, and its return to Steve and Alex after the franchise's ensemble-driven projects. Some viewers compared the repeated settlement to the memory systems depicted in ''Deep Dark'' and ''The Ender Crown'', while Miller said Dawnstead concerns physical reconstruction rather than preserved memories alone.<ref name="TeaserResponse" />

An official trailer is scheduled to be released later in 2032.

== Release ==

''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on November 19, 2032, in standard, 3D, IMAX, and other premium large-format formats.<ref name="SecondDawnSecondDelay" />

The film was originally scheduled for June 18, 2032. Its five-month delay was announced on December 18, 2030, alongside the postponement of ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' and the second season of ''Villagers''.<ref name="SecondDawnSecondDelay" />

It is the fifth theatrical film in the Minecraft Universe and the penultimate film in "Chapter One: The Broken Seed". It follows ''The Ender Crown'', the second season of ''Villagers'', and ''Bastion'', and precedes ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'', scheduled for July 14, 2034.

Mob Studios had not announced the film's runtime, final production budget, age rating, international premiere schedule, or theatrical premiere location as of May 2032.

== Future ==

''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' is intended to provide the final major exploration of Steve and Alex's missing histories before ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed''. Brow said its revelations would alter the characters' understanding of the earlier players without completely resolving the origin of the Hollow King or the Seed.<ref name="DirectSequelApproach" />

Egerton, Pugh, Hsu, Edebiri, Yeoh, Henry, and Patel are expected to reprise their roles in ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed''. Mob Studios had not confirmed whether Scott or Comer would return beyond ''The Second Dawn'' as of May 2032.

The film's conclusion leads into the dimensional crisis of ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'', though Miller said Dawnstead's central conflict is resolved within the film and audiences would not be required to wait for the crossover to learn the settlement's fate.<ref name="BrokenSeedConnection" />

Mob Studios had not announced a third direct Steve and Alex film. Miller said he would consider another continuation after Chapter One if it explored the consequences of their recovered history rather than introducing another hidden portion of their past.

== References ==

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<ref name="AdditionalCast">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Announces Additional Cast for ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=January 21, 2032}}</ref>

<ref name="AdditionalRecording">{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=Devin |date=April 28, 2032 |title=''The Second Dawn'' Cast Completes Revised Final-Act Recording |work=ScreenGrid |page=5}}</ref>

<ref name="AnimationBegins">{{Cite press release |title=Principal Animation Begins on ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=January 17, 2032}}</ref>

<ref name="BrokenSeedConnection">{{Cite interview |last=Miller |first=Jackson |interviewer=Marissa Vale |title=Why ''The Second Dawn'' Is Not Half of ''The Broken Seed'' |work=CraftWire |date=May 21, 2032}}</ref>

<ref name="DirectSequelApproach">{{Cite interview |last=Brow |first=Alex |interviewer=Samir Cole |title=Returning to Steve and Alex Before the Chapter Finale |work=Blockframe |date=January 18, 2030}}</ref>

<ref name="DoyleReturns">{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Leah |date=December 20, 2031 |title=Weston Doyle Returns for ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |work=Redstone Report |page=6}}</ref>

<ref name="EgertonReturn">{{Cite press release |title=Taron Egerton Returns as Steve in ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=January 17, 2030}}</ref>

<ref name="EnderCrownConnection">{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Elise |date=July 19, 2031 |title=''The Ender Crown'' Post-Credits Scene Reveals Dawnstead |work=Pixel & Picture |page=3}}</ref>

<ref name="FalseSunriseConcept">{{Cite interview |last=Miller |first=Jackson |interviewer=Leah Moss |title=From the First Night to the False Morning |work=Redstone Report |date=January 18, 2030}}</ref>

<ref name="FirstDraft">{{Cite news |last=Vale |first=Marissa |date=October 24, 2030 |title=Goodwin Completes First ''Second Dawn'' Screenplay Draft |work=CraftWire |page=5}}</ref>

<ref name="FirstLook">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Releases First Look at ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=July 31, 2031}}</ref>

<ref name="FirstNightSequel">{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=Devin |date=August 24, 2028 |title=Direct ''Minecraft: The First Night'' Sequel Enters Development |work=ScreenGrid |page=1}}</ref>

<ref name="HollowKingRole">{{Cite interview |last=Goodwin |first=Freddie |interviewer=Elise Grant |title=Why the Hollow King Is Not the Villain of ''The Second Dawn'' |work=Pixel & Picture |date=May 22, 2032}}</ref>

<ref name="MayProductionUpdate">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Provides May Production Update on ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=May 20, 2032}}</ref>

<ref name="NewCast">{{Cite press release |title=Andrew Scott and Jodie Comer Join ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=July 31, 2031}}</ref>

<ref name="PatelReturn">{{Cite press release |title=Dev Patel Returns as Ruun in ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=February 19, 2031}}</ref>

<ref name="ProductionDraft">{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Elise |date=July 23, 2031 |title=Miller and Goodwin Complete ''The Second Dawn'' Production Screenplay |work=Pixel & Picture |page=5}}</ref>

<ref name="ProductionSchedule">{{Cite news |last=Ito |first=Ren |date=May 20, 2032 |title=''The Second Dawn'' Targets August Animation Completion |work=Animation Ledger |page=2}}</ref>

<ref name="PughReturn">{{Cite press release |title=Florence Pugh Returns as Alex in ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=January 17, 2030}}</ref>

<ref name="RecordingBegins">{{Cite press release |title=Voice Recording Begins on ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=September 13, 2031}}</ref>

<ref name="ReportedBudget">{{Cite news |last=Vale |first=Marissa |date=May 21, 2032 |title=''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' Budget Reported Near $200 Million |work=CraftWire |page=4}}</ref>

<ref name="ReturningCast">{{Cite press release |title=Stephanie Hsu, Ayo Edebiri, Michelle Yeoh and Brian Tyree Henry Return for ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=August 24, 2030}}</ref>

<ref name="ScoreRecording">{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Leah |date=May 20, 2032 |title=Weston Doyle Prepares to Record ''The Second Dawn'' Score |work=Redstone Report |page=6}}</ref>

<ref name="SecondDawnAnnouncement">{{Cite press release |title=''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' Announced for June 18, 2032 |publisher=Mob Studios |date=January 17, 2030}}</ref>

<ref name="SecondDawnSecondDelay">{{Cite press release |title=''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' Moves to November 19, 2032 |publisher=Mob Studios |date=December 18, 2030}}</ref>

<ref name="SecondDraft">{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Elise |date=March 22, 2031 |title=Revised ''Second Dawn'' Draft Expands Dawnstead and Lyra |work=Pixel & Picture |page=5}}</ref>

<ref name="TeaserRelease">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Releases First Teaser and Poster for ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=May 20, 2032}}</ref>

<ref name="TeaserResponse">{{Cite news |last=Cole |first=Samir |date=May 21, 2032 |title=''The Second Dawn'' Teaser Rebuilds the Overworld Every Morning |work=Blockframe |page=2}}</ref>

<ref name="TitleMeaning">{{Cite interview |last=Miller |first=Jackson |interviewer=Samir Cole |title=What the Second Dawn Means for Steve and Alex |work=Blockframe |date=January 18, 2030}}</ref>

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