Rick Moranis Returns as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs Sequel

0:00It's April 16th. Welcome to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI and packed with headlines. Rick Moranis is suiting up again as Dark Helmet for Spaceballs, the new one, Hating Theaters, April 23rd, 2027. He's reuniting with original castmates like Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, and George Weiner, plus Mel Brooks making a comeback too. They all showed up at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 15th, 2026, during the Amazon MGM Studios panel, hyping the sequel alongside. New faces Josh Gad and Lewis Pullman. Fans have been clamoring for this since the original 1987 Cold Hit, where Brooks wrote directed and starred, spoofing Star Wars, and other sci-fi classics with stars like John Candy. Moranis hasn't done live action since Honey. We shrunk ourselves back in 1997, so this is huge. Gad co-wrote it with Dan Hernandez and Benji Samut. Josh Greenbond directs, I'm Keki Palmer, plus Anthony Carrigan joined the cast.

1:04Brooks dropped the title in a fun pre-taped video, keeping plot details locked tight under a short shield. Spaceballs fans, get ready. This one's gonna blast off with that classic comedy vibe.