Fans were overjoyed withthe announcement of a sequelto the cult classicSpaceballs. The original movie is one of its kind and is widely admired by comedy as well asStar Warsfans. The new feature, which was announced in August earlier this year, will seeJosh Gadwriting as well as starring in it. While not many details are available in a new conversation withForbes, Gad gave an exciting update about the script.
The original movie followed Lone Starr on his quest and seamlessly turned into a love story between Lone Starr and Princess Vespa andgave a lot of fun little nods to other sci-fi movieson top of spoofingStar Wars.The movie also had Yogurt prophesizing a sequelthat never came to be. However, now that the sequel is confirmed, Gad revealed, “Without MGM taking me into their Culver prison cells,I can tell you that the draft is done. Everybody who’s read it has been blown away.” He further shared his excitement, saying, “The process of working on this with and alongsideMel Brookshas been one of the highlights of my career.” He added,
“It was sort of a fever dream that this all happened. Mel has been so unbelievably supportive, involved, and electrified by this because it’s the one that surprisingly got away. It’s a dream to be able to finally make the reality prophesied by Yogurt in the first movie happen.”
Who Is Behind ‘Spaceballs 2’?
Along with starring and writing, Gad will also produce the film alongside Brooks. Writing alongside Gad areDetective PikachuduoBenji SamitandDan Hernandez. The movie will be directed byJosh Greenbaum. Gad declined to comment any further about the sequel, saying, “I can’t say more than that. I can’t tell you anything beyond [the] process at this point, but I can tell youevery hour of every day right now is spent making this project closer and closer to reality — and I think we’re nearing the end zone here.” However, when asked whether the sequel would really be titled “The Search for More Money” (as Yogurt prophesized), Gad slyly said, “Watch this space!”
The original film starredBill Pullman,John Candy, andRick Moranis, along withDaphne Zuniga,Dick Van Patten,George Wyner,Lorene Yarnell, and the voice ofJoan Rivers. No further details are available about the casting or plot of the sequel yet. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
Spaceballs
A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
