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Mel Brooks had a galactic announcement at CinemaCon: the title of the upcoming film Space balls sequel. No, it’s not Spaceballs 2: Searching for more money.
It’s simple Spaceballs: NewHe also revealed via video at CinemaCon on Wednesday evening.
This feature is a sequel to Brooks’ 1987 film star wars A parody he directed and co-wrote. Original returning cast members are Rick Moranis, George Weiner, Daphne Zuniga, Bill Pullman and Brooks.
son of pullman, Thunderbolts and Top Gun: Maverick Actor Lewis Pullman is among the new cast members, along with Josh Gad, Keke Palmer and Anthony Carrigan. But their roles are secret Hollywood Reporter It was previously reported that the younger Pullman will play the son of his father’s character, the Han Solo-esque Lone Star.
Early footage of the film debuted during a CinemaCon screening, with the narrator saying in a voiceover of the film’s cast, “Even though they can’t show you much, they can show you a series of clips that don’t make sense out of context.”
At the end of the footage, a character appears as if he were a member of the Na’vi tribe Avatar He takes a place at the urinal next to Moranis and unleashes a stream. “I see you,” Moranis says to his new, much taller friend in Na’vi.
Josh Greenbaum is directing the film, written by Gad, Benji Samit, and Dan Hernandez. The feature has a release date of April 23, 2027 from Amazon MGM Studios.
Imagine’s Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody are producing alongside Gad, Brooks and Greenbaum.
In 2024, Gad teased the sequel in an Instagram post. “I just turned in a movie script that I think might be the funniest and best thing I’ve ever worked on and I’m so excited,” Gad captioned the post at the time. He added that working with Summitt and Hernandez “was heaven on Earth and many other planets as well. Love you guys!”
CinemaCon is the annual event for Hollywood exhibitors and studios that takes place this year from April 13-16. It’s the official convention of Cinema United.
