Mel Brooks, the 99-year-old comedy legend, has unveiled the official title of the long-awaited sequel to his 1987 sci-fi parody Spaceballs. In a pre-taped video shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Brooks announced the film will be called Spaceballs: The New One, jokingly referencing the original's fake sequel title Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money.
The sequel reunites original cast members Rick Moranis as Lord Dark Helmet, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz, and Brooks as Yogurt. New additions include Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and Anthony Carrigan, though their characters remain under wraps.
A trailer debuted at the event, spoofing major franchises including Star Wars, Avatar, and Harry Potter. Scenes showed a desert similar to The Force Awakens, a character frozen in carbonite, and Lord Dark Helmet urinating next to a Na'vi from Avatar. The film is expected to also parody Star Trek and Alien.
Directed by Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) from a script by Gad, Benji Samit, and Dan Hernandez, the film is set for release on 23 April 2027. Amazon MGM is keeping plot details secret, guarded by an 'industrial-strength Schwartz shield'.
