Jennifer Coolidgeis joiningJason MomoaandJack Blackin the world ofMinecraft.Deadlinereported Wednesday thatThe White Lotusstar Coolidge — who just won her secondEmmy Awardon Monday for her performance in the hit HBO series — has been cast in Warner Bros. Pictures' upcomingMinecraftmovie. The film is currently shooting in New Zealand, as the outlet reported.News of Coolidge’s casting comes two weeks after Black, 54, confirmed in anInstagram postthat hejoined the movie’s castwhen he shared a photo of himself readingMinecraft Basics for Dummies. “An actor prepares,” Black wrote in the caption of his post.Little is known about theMinecraftmovie, based on the globally popular video game of the same name. FilmmakerJared Hess(Napoleon Dynamite) is set to direct the film, and Deadline noted that screenwriting credits for the movie have yet to be finalized. Beyond Coolidge, Momoa and Black,Minecraft’s cast also includesEmma Myers,Danielle Brooks(The Color Purple) and Sebastian Eugene Hansen, per Deadline. The movie is currently expected to release in 2025, according to itsIMDb page.Representatives for Coolidge and Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Wednesday.Jennifer Coolidge on Jan. 15, 2024.Getty ImagesCoolidge, who is currently experiencing something of a career renaissance thanks to her starring role as Tanya onThe White Lotus, previously worked with filmmaker Hess with a voice role on the 2012 FoxNapoleon Dynamiteanimated series.The actress won her second Emmy on Monday for reprising her role inThe White Lotus' second season. She alsowon an Emmy in 2022for her work on the show’s first season and has received aGolden Globe Award, twoCritics' Choice Television Awardsand twoScreen Actors Guild Awardsfor playing Tanya, a wealthy woman who enjoys taking luxury vacations at the fictional White Lotus resorts.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Coolidge thankedThe White Lotus' creatorMike Whitefor “giving me this opportunity to play this incredible character,” during her acceptance speech at the 2023 Emmy Awards on Monday. “He says I’m definitely dead, so I’m going along with it,” she joked, referencing hercharacter’s final momentsin the show’s season 2 finale.An image from the video game Minecraft.Microsoft"I wanna thank all the evil gays," she jokingly added, before saying: ““I had a little dream in my little town and everyone said it was impractical and far-fetched, but it did happen after all. So don’t give up on your dream.“Outside of Coolidge’s television work, she most recently appeared in the 2022 Jennifer Lopez-Josh Duhamel movieShotgun Weddingand in Netflix’s 2023 filmWe Have a Ghost. On top ofMinecraft, she isexpected to reprise herLegally Blonderoleas Paulette Parcelle in the long-awaitedLegally Blonde3, which remains in development.
Jennifer Coolidgeis joiningJason MomoaandJack Blackin the world ofMinecraft.
Deadlinereported Wednesday thatThe White Lotusstar Coolidge — who just won her secondEmmy Awardon Monday for her performance in the hit HBO series — has been cast in Warner Bros. Pictures' upcomingMinecraftmovie. The film is currently shooting in New Zealand, as the outlet reported.
News of Coolidge’s casting comes two weeks after Black, 54, confirmed in anInstagram postthat hejoined the movie’s castwhen he shared a photo of himself readingMinecraft Basics for Dummies. “An actor prepares,” Black wrote in the caption of his post.
Little is known about theMinecraftmovie, based on the globally popular video game of the same name. FilmmakerJared Hess(Napoleon Dynamite) is set to direct the film, and Deadline noted that screenwriting credits for the movie have yet to be finalized. Beyond Coolidge, Momoa and Black,Minecraft’s cast also includesEmma Myers,Danielle Brooks(The Color Purple) and Sebastian Eugene Hansen, per Deadline. The movie is currently expected to release in 2025, according to itsIMDb page.
Representatives for Coolidge and Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Wednesday.
Jennifer Coolidge on Jan. 15, 2024.Getty Images
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Coolidge, who is currently experiencing something of a career renaissance thanks to her starring role as Tanya onThe White Lotus, previously worked with filmmaker Hess with a voice role on the 2012 FoxNapoleon Dynamiteanimated series.
The actress won her second Emmy on Monday for reprising her role inThe White Lotus' second season. She alsowon an Emmy in 2022for her work on the show’s first season and has received aGolden Globe Award, twoCritics' Choice Television Awardsand twoScreen Actors Guild Awardsfor playing Tanya, a wealthy woman who enjoys taking luxury vacations at the fictional White Lotus resorts.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Coolidge thankedThe White Lotus' creatorMike Whitefor “giving me this opportunity to play this incredible character,” during her acceptance speech at the 2023 Emmy Awards on Monday. “He says I’m definitely dead, so I’m going along with it,” she joked, referencing hercharacter’s final momentsin the show’s season 2 finale.
An image from the video game Minecraft.Microsoft
Microsoft
“I wanna thank all the evil gays,” she jokingly added, before saying: ““I had a little dream in my little town and everyone said it was impractical and far-fetched, but it did happen after all. So don’t give up on your dream.”
Outside of Coolidge’s television work, she most recently appeared in the 2022 Jennifer Lopez-Josh Duhamel movieShotgun Weddingand in Netflix’s 2023 filmWe Have a Ghost. On top ofMinecraft, she isexpected to reprise herLegally Blonderoleas Paulette Parcelle in the long-awaitedLegally Blonde3, which remains in development.
source: people.com
