Mel Brooks made a star-studded announcement at CinemaCon: the title of the upcoming "Spaceballs" sequel. No, it's not "Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money." It's simply "Spaceballs: The New One," as he revealed during a mesmerizing video at CinemaCon on Wednesday night.
The feature is a follow-up to Brooks' seminal 1987 "Star Wars" parody, which he directed and co-wrote. The original cast members returning include Rick Moranis, George Wyner, Daphne Zuniga, Bill Pullman, and Brooks himself.
Adding to the excitement, Pullman's son, Lewis Pullman, who's appeared in "Thunderbolts" and "Top Gun: Maverick," is among the new cast members, along with Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, and Anthony Carrigan. Their roles are still a secret, though The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that the younger Pullman would play the son of his father's character, the Han Solo-esque Lone Starr.
The film's first footage debuted during the CinemaCon presentation, with a narrator saying in voiceover about the movie's team, "While they can't show you much, they can show you a series of clips that make little sense out of context." At the end of the footage, a character appearing to be a member of the Na'vi from "Avatar" takes a spot at a urinal next to Moranis and unleashes a hearty stream. "I see you," Moranis tells his new, much taller friend in the Na'vi language.
Josh Greenbaum is directing from a script by Gad, Benji Samit, and Dan Hernandez. The feature has a release date of April 23, 2027, from Amazon MGM Studios. Imagine's Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, and Jeb Brody are producing alongside Gad, Brooks, and Greenbaum.
In 2024, Gad teased the sequel in an Instagram post. "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 post at the time. He added that working with Samit and Hernandez "has been heaven on Earth and many other planets as well. Love you boys!"
CinemaCon is the annual event for exhibitors and Hollywood studios that runs this year from April 13-16. It is the official convention of Cinema United.
