Spaceballs 2 Will See Rick Moranis Return as Dark Helmet as Mel Brooks Sequel Trailer Plots a Course for 2027

UPDATE June 12 2025: THR reports Bill Pullman's son, Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick, Thunderbolts*) is successful talks to articulation the Spaceballs 2 cast. Daphne Zuniga, who played Princess Vespa successful the archetypal Spaceballs, is besides expected to return.

Should talks proceed arsenic planned, Lewis Pullman volition look arsenic Starburst, the lad of Bill Pullman's Lone Starr and Zuniga's Princess Vespa. Keke Palmer, meanwhile, is said to play a quality named Destiny. She, Starburst, and Josh Gad's enigma quality volition service arsenic Spaceballs 2's leads.

Amazon has provided a statement for Spaceballs 2: "While the title, crippled details, and remainder of formed are being kept nether wraps, the movie has been described by those who person not yet work the publication arsenic ‘A Non-Prequel Non-Reboot Sequel Part Two’ but with Reboot Elements Franchise Expansion Film."

ORIGINAL STORY June 12 2025: Moviemaking icon Mel Brooks and Amazon MGM Studios person published a teaser trailer to denote that Spaceballs 2 is moving afloat steam up with plans to premiere successful 2027 – and it sounds similar Rick Moranis is coming backmost arsenic Dark Helmet, too.

A trailer for the sequel to the classical '80s sci-fi Star Wars parody arrived today. Although it mostly comes with a peculiar connection from Brooks himself and a acquainted substance crawl that pokes amusive astatine the long, agelong database of sequels that person travel to theaters successful the past 38 years, this is the astir authoritative look astatine Spaceballs 2 we’ve seen yet.

"After 40 years, we asked, 'What bash the fans want?' Brooks says successful the Spaceballs 2 trailer. "But instead, we're making this movie."

He added 1 last send-off: "May the Schwartz beryllium with you."

The sequel, which was announced past year, already has Brooks attached arsenic a shaper with Josh Greenbaum attached to direct. While Frozen's Josh Gad was antecedently the lone sanction joining its cast, Deadline reports that determination are a fewer different notable names acceptable to look onscreen. These see archetypal stars Bill Pullman, who volition reprise his relation arsenic Lone Starr, and adjacent Dark Helmet himself, Moranis.

The tract reports that Nope and One of Them Days prima Keke Palmer is besides onboard to play a enigma character. Additionally, Amazon has announced that the 98-year-old Brooks is acceptable to reprise his relation arsenic Spaceballs’ comedic instrumentality connected Yoda, Yogurt (via THR). It's unclear if helium volition besides instrumentality arsenic President Skroob.

Joining Brooks arsenic producers are Gad and Imagine Entertainment's Brooks, Greenbaum, Brian Grazer, and Jeb Brody. Gad, Benji Samit, and Dan Hernandez are handling the Spaceballs 2 script, with Samit, Hernandez, Adam Merims, and Kevin Salter besides onboard arsenic enforcement producers.

It's a stellar formed to footwear disconnected a sequel astir 40 years successful the making, but it's Moranis' inclusion that should truly person fans excited. With credits successful films similar Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Ghostbusters, Little Shop of Horrors, and, of course, Spaceballs, the prima chiefly made a sanction for himself with apperances successful movies passim the '80s. It was an awesome tally that came to a halt successful the mid-2000s, though, arsenic the histrion would measurement distant past stepped distant from the limelight. One of his astir caller onscreen appearances was a elemental advertisement for Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile successful 2020.

A steadfast merchandise date, further casting information, and crippled details each stay to beryllium revealed, but judging by today's archetypal look, it sounds similar Brooks and co. haven't missed a beat. We'll larn much astir however Spaceballs 2 volition travel up the archetypal classical Star Wars spoof movie erstwhile it premieres successful 2027. In the meantime, beryllium definite to cheque retired our 7/10 reappraisal from 2000.

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