{"id":587424,"date":"2026-04-16T08:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/587424\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:59:10","slug":"the-new-one-says-mel-brooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/587424\/","title":{"rendered":"The New One, Says Mel Brooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/mel-brooks\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mel-brooks_1\" data-tag=\"mel-brooks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mel Brooks<\/a> had a galactic announcement at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/cinemacon\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cinemacon_1\" data-tag=\"cinemacon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CinemaCon<\/a>: the title for the forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/spaceballs\/\" id=\"auto-tag_spaceballs_1\" data-tag=\"spaceballs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spaceballs<\/a> sequel. No, it\u2019s not Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIt\u2019s simply Spaceballs: The New One, as he revealed via a video at CinemaCon on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe feature is the sequel to Brooks\u2019 seminal 1987 Star Wars parody, which he directed and co-wrote. Original members of the cast returning include Rick Moranis, George Wyner, Daphne Zuniga, Bill Pullman and Brooks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPullman\u2019s son, Thunderbolts and Top Gun: Maverick actor Lewis Pullman, is among the new castmembers, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/josh-gad\/\" id=\"auto-tag_josh-gad_1\" data-tag=\"josh-gad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Gad<\/a>, Keke Palmer and Anthony Carrigan. Their roles are a secret, though The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that the younger Pullman will play the son of his father\u2019s character, the Han Solo-esque Lone Starr.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe film\u2019s first footage debuted during the CinemaCon presentation, with a narrator saying in voiceover about the movie\u2019s team, \u201cWhile they cant show you much, they can show you a series of clips that make little sense out of context.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAt the end of the footage, a character appearing to be a member of the Na\u2019vi from Avatar takes a spot at a urinal next to Moranis and unleashes a hearty stream. \u201cI see you,\u201d Moranis tells his new, much taller friend in the Na\u2019vi language.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tJosh Greenbaum is directing from a script by Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. The feature has a release date of April 23, 2027, from Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tImagine\u2019s Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody are producing alongside Gad, Brooks and Greenbaum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn 2024, Gad teased the sequel\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/spaceballs-sequel-josh-gad-mel-brooks-1235926252\/\">in an Instagram post<\/a>. \u201cJust handed in a film script that I think may be the funniest and best thing I\u2019ve ever worked on and I am so freaking excited,\u201d Gad captioned the post at the time. He added that working with Samit and Hernandez \u201chas been heaven on Earth and many other planets as well. Love you boys!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tCinemaCon is the annual event for exhibitors and Hollywood studios that runs this year from April 13-16. It is the official convention of Cinema United.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mel Brooks had a galactic announcement at CinemaCon: the title for the forthcoming Spaceballs sequel. 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