In a way that’s never happened before, the iconic Star Wars crawl has never been used more appropriately – except for the opening of Spaceballs, of course. On June 12, comedy legend Mel Brooks shared a clip on X, recapping the past 38 years of blockbuster cinema in the style of the classic sci-fi introduction, culminating in an exciting twist. “Thirty-eight years ago,” the clip starts, “there was only one Star Wars trilogy.” However, since then, we’ve seen a prequel trilogy, a sequel trilogy, a sequel to the prequel, a prequel to the sequel, numerous TV spinoffs, a TV spinoff movie that serves as both a prequel and a sequel. Not to forget… two Dunes, seven Jurassic Parks, two Avatars, plus three more Avatars, making five Avatars… ” The clip then reaches its climax: “But in thirty-eight years, there has only been one… Spaceballs. Until now…
Bill Pullman, Brooks, and Rick Moranis are coming back to their original roles, as reported by Deadline; Keke Palmer is said to be joining them in the cast. This marks the first news about the Spaceballs sequel since June 2024, when it was announced that Josh Gad, Benji Samir, and Dan Hernandez would write the script, Josh Greenbaum would direct, and Gad would star. Although a release date hasn’t been set yet, Brooks’ teaser confirms that the movie will have a theater release. Contrary to what you might think, this comeback isn’t just for fans; according to the director of the original Spaceballs, “After 40 years, we asked: ‘What do the fans want?'” he says. “Instead, we’re making this movie.
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2025-06-13 00:54