Spaceballs 3: The Search For Spaceballs 2? Spaceballs 2: May The Schwartz Be With You? We don’t know the title yet, but we’re sure this time round with George Lucas out of the picture there’ll be merchandise galore for Spaceballs 2, out 2027, and with the cast announced so far (the returning Bill Pullman and son Lewis ‘Sentry’ Pullman, Josh Gad and decades after retiring Rick Moranis) it looks set to be another irreverant space adventure (and maybe ILM will be able to do the VFX for this one).
Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis are set to reprise their respective roles as Lone Starr and Dark Helmet in the new Spaceballs movie from Amazon MGM Studios, with Keke Palmer (One of Them Days) joining the cast, sources tell Deadline.
The addition of Moranis, though is particularly striking, as the actor hasn’t been seen much on screen for decades. As announced this morning, the original film’s director and star, Mel Brooks, will also feature in the cast once again, reprising his role as Yogurt. Slated for release in theaters in 2027, the film has been described by those who have not yet read the script as “A Non-Prequel Non-Reboot Sequel Part Two but with Reboot Elements Franchise Expansion Film.”
Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) will direct from a script by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad, as announced in June of last year. Gad is also expected to star and will produce alongside Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Jeb Brody, Brooks, and Greenbaum, with Kevin Salter, Adam Merims, Samit, and Hernandez exec producing.
You may not realise that ILM nearly did the VFX for Spaceballs. Listen to my chat with Rose Duignan where she explains how this almost – almost – came to be.
