After 40 Years, Spaceballs Strikes Back With Original Cast

After almost 40 years, Spaceballs cult comedy returns: Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis and Bill Pullman will resume their iconic roles. The return of Moranis, which has hardly been in front of the camera for decades, is particularly surprising.

Combings the desert!

May the juice be with you! The legendary science fiction parody of Spaceballs finally gets a sequel after almost four decades. The Amazon MGM Studios have officially confirmed that the film will be released in 2027. Particularly gratifying for fans: Mel Brooks will resume his role as yogurt, and Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis will also return as Lone Starr and Lord Helmchen. In addition to the original actors, newcomer Keke Palmer (“Nope”) will also be seen in a role that has not yet been more detailed. Lewis Pullman, the son of Bill Pullman and currently known for his role in Marvel’s “Thunderbolts”, could rumorize a role in the film.

According to a message from Amazon-MGM, the now 98-year-old Brooks, who wrote the original in 1987, staged and played in it will only be involved as an actor. Josh Greenbaum (“Barb and Star Go To Vista del Mar”) is directed by the script by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez and Josh Gad. GAD will probably not only act as a co-author, but also as a producer and actor. Mel Brooks announces Spaceballs 2 in a teaser trailer

The participation of Rick Moranis is particularly remarkable, who has largely withdrawn from acting since the mid -2000s. His last big cinema appearance was in 1997 in “Darling, now we have shrunk”. However, Moranis had never officially rested, but after the death of his wife Ann, who died of breast cancer, pulled back from the spotlight to concentrate on the upbringing of his two children.

Parodia

George Lucas’ Star Wars and other science fiction classics such as Stanley Kubricks 2001: Odyssey in space parodyed the original from 1987. The plot follows the pilot Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his loyal companion Waldi (John Candy), the Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) and her robot companion Dotty Matrix from the clutches of Lord Helmchen (Rick Moranis). Spaceballs 2 will appear on the 40th anniversary of the original and should take advantage of the opportunity to parody the extensive new Star Wars mythology that has been made since the first film. In addition, there are undoubtedly many other films that are suitable for a parody and even impose – as the makers also indicate in the teaser trailer.