Spaceballs Sequel: Mel Brooks Returns with New Cast

0:00It's April 16th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI, your front row to the latest buzz. I'm Cory with the story. Mel Brooks is bringing back his classic 1987 parody Space Balls with a sequel at Amazon MGM Studios. He's producing and reprising his role as Yogurt, the Yoda Spoof, while Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis return as Lone Star in Dark Helmet. Josh Gad jumped on board to star and produce, and he just wrapped the script after working closely with Brooks. New faces include Gad, Lewis Pullman, as Starburst, the son of Lone Star and Queen Vespa, plus Anthony Carrigan, with Daphne Zaniga and George Weiner. Back too, Josh Greenbaum is directing. Fans lit up when a table-read photo drop last September, recreating the Star Wars Force Awakens vibe in black and white. Bill Pullman shared how special it was shooting in Australia with his son, Lewis, both at age 32, mirroring his own start in the original. This June, Brooks dropped a teaser trailer poking fun at endless Star Wars and franchise

1:04reboots, ending with him in a Space Ball sweatshirt saying, they're making it anyway. At Cinemacon this April, he revealed the official title, Space Balls, the new one, joking he found the money in his basement instead of searching for. More. Word is the shorts Awakens in 2027, and early footage has Dark Helmet riffing on Avatar. Brooks keeps the laughs roll in just like the original, can't wait to see this crew blast off.