The galaxy-sized parody is officially back. Today, Amazon MGM Studios revealed the cast for the new Spaceballs movie, bringing Mel Brooks’ beloved sci-fi spoof into a new era. Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) is set to direct from a script by Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez (Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy; TMNT: Mutant Mayhem), along with Josh Gad, who also stars in the film. Produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and Jeb Brody, alongside Brooks, Gad, Greenbaum, and Kevin Salter, the project is keeping its title and story protected by the Schwartz, for now. The untitled Spaceballs movie will hit theaters in 2027.
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Today, Amazon MGM Studios announced that Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters; Little Shop of Horrors; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise), Josh Gad (Frozen; Beauty and the Beast; The Wedding Ringer), Keke Palmer (Nope; One of Them Days), Lewis Pullman (The Testament of Ann Lee; Thunderbolts), Anthony Carrigan (Barry; Superman), George Wyner (A Serious Man; A Million Little Things), Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place; One Tree Hill), and Bill Pullman (Independence Day; Lost Highway; The Sinner) are set to star in the studio’s new Spaceballs film, alongside previously announced star, Mel Brooks.
Moranis, Zuniga, Bill Pullman, Brooks, and Wyner will reprise their iconic roles in the long-awaited sequel to the 1987 MGM sci-fi parody that warped its way into cult comedy history, while Gad, Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and Carrigan will take on brand-new characters whose identities are being kept tightly under wraps. Production is now underway on the follow-up, which will hyperspace into theaters in 2027.
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