Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed that the upcoming sequel to Spaceballs will see Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga and George Wyner reprise their roles from the original film; they join a returning Mel Brooks, whose casting was previously announced. Also on the call sheet as new characters are Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan.
Josh Greenbaum is directing the sequel from a script by Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Jeb Brody are producing for Imagine Entertainment, alongside Gad, Brooks, Greenbaum and Kevin Salter.
Neither the title nor plot details for the comedy have been released. Production is underway, with a planned release in 2027.
Originally released in 1987, Spaceballs starred Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, as well as Joan Rivers in a voice role as C-3PO in a wig. In Spaceballs, “heroic mercenary Lone Starr (Pullman) and his alien sidekick Barf (Candy) rescue Princess Vespa (Zuniga) of Druidia and her droid, Dot Matrix (Rivers), from being captured by the Spaceballs, led by President Skroob (Brooks), who wants to use Vespa as ransom to obtain Druidia’s air for their own planet. However, the heroes get stranded on a desert moon, where they encounter the wise Yogurt (also Brooks), who teaches Starr about the metaphysical power known as “the Schwartz”. Meanwhile, Spaceball commanders Dark Helmet (Moranis) and Colonel Sandurz (Wyner) lead the search for them but are hindered by their own incompetence.”
Though primarily a parody of George Lucas’ franchise, Spaceballs also takes jabs at other popular films and franchises like Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and even Transformers.
Josh Gad previously teased his work on the project in a cryptic Instagram post, in which all relevant details were blacked out. “Just handed in a film script that I think may be the funniest and best thing I’ve ever worked on and I am so freaking excited,” Gad captioned.
The first look at the movie’s cast can be seen below, with a photo taken during the table read.
