Highlights
- Mel Brooks has shared that Spaceballs 2 is on the horizon.
- The announcement comes in the form of a brief trailer, which you can watch below.
- In addition to Brooks reprising his role, Rick Moranis and Bill Pullman are also returning.
The legendary Mel Brooks has announced that one of the most beloved comedy movies of all time is getting a sequel. Spaceballs 2 is on its way and is scheduled to arrive in 2027. Here’s what we know so far about the immediately highly anticipated sequel, coming from Amazon MGM+ Studios.
Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money
Obviously, with the movie two years away, we only know so much about it at the moment. However, one extremely exciting element we are aware of is several returning cast members. These will include Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet. This casting inclusion is especially exciting because Moranis has so rarely appeared onscreen since taking a sabbatical from acting in 1997.
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But the exciting casting doesn’t stop there. Also returning will be Bill Pullman as Lone Starr. And Brooks, who will be 100 years old when the movie debuts, will reprise the role of Yogurt. Joining the cast will be some fresh faces, too, including Keke Palmer. Spaceballs 2 will be written by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez and Josh Gad. It will be directed by Josh Greenbaum, whose previous work includes the hilarious buddy comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
The original Spaceballs was released in 1987. The comedy is a send-up of Star Wars that also parodies other popular sci-fi franchises. Including, memorably, a singing and dancing version of Alien‘s chestburster. It’s worth mentioning that, during the original movie, the aforementioned Yogurt did suggest a sequel. His proposed title for the movie was Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money.
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Spaceballs 2 was announced via a trailer, which you can watch for yourself below. Before an introduction from Brooks, the Spaceballs theme plays. It’s accompanied by a blue text crawl that parodies the opening of Star Wars movies. And it points out that many, many genre franchise movies (and shows) have been released since the first Spaceballs.
Source: Deadline. The original Spaceballs is currently available for streaming on HBO Max.
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