‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Announced with Original and New Cast by Amazon MGM Studios, Rick Moranis Returns!

The cast for Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming sequel to the beloved comedy film, Spaceballs, has been announced. The studio confirmed that original cast members including Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, George Wyner, and Mel Brooks, will return, alongside newcomers Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and Anthony Carrigan. The sequel, currently in production, is set for a 2027 release. Notably, the plot details and title remain undisclosed.

A sneak peek into the assembly of the movie’s cast can be enjoyed in a photograph that was taken during a table read.

– Amazon MGM Studios is producing a sequel to the 1987 Star Wars spoof, Spaceballs, with original cast members Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, and George Wyner returning, and new characters played by Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan.
– The sequel script is written by Josh Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez and production has begun, with plans for a theatrical release in 2027.
– No details about the plot or the title have been released yet.

Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed that the highly anticipated sequel to the iconic film Spaceballs is now in the works. Key cast members from the original movie, including Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, and George Wyner, will all be returning to the screen, alongside Mel Brooks whose participation has been announced earlier. Adding to the ensemble will be Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and Anthony Carrigan as new characters.

The sequel’s comedic direction will be steered by Josh Greenbaum, who will be working from a script co-penned by Gad, Benji Samit, and Dan Hernandez. The film is being produced by a combined effort between Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and Jeb Brody for Imagine Entertainment, collaborating with Gad, Brooks, Greenbaum, and Kevin Salter.

However, fans will have to wait a little longer as critical details about the plot and the title of the Star Wars-parody sequel are yet to be revealed. But rest assured, production is in full swing in anticipation of a theatrical outing in 2027.

The original Spaceballs movie, released by MGM in 1987, a full decade after George Lucas scripted his unforgettable Star Wars tale, starred Pullman, Moranis, Zuniga, Wyner, and the illustrious late John Candy. Joan Rivers added to the star-studded lineup with a voice role for a C-3P0 spoof. The parody film reaped $38.1 million at the box office, equivalent to $108 million today, and immortalized itself as a cult classic.

Gad had humorously hinted at a sequel in a summer 2024 Instagram post. He wrote that the film script he had just submitted could be “the funniest and best thing” he ever worked on. Gad’s excitement was palpable in his post, where he expressed heartfelt admiration for his collaborators, Samit and Hernandez.