Actually, we’d prefer to see how Mel Brooks would deal with “Blazing Saddles 2.” However (fortunately) that’s not what we’re getting.
As a substitute, the legendary comedic filmmaker, 98, introduced Thursday that he will probably be releasing a sequel to his most sequel-friendly movie: “Spaceballs.”
“Spaceballs 2” will drop in 2027, 40 years after Brooks’ unique “Star Wars” parody premiered in theaters.
And though audiences doubtless are sick of sequels as a result of Hollywood has been shoving them down our throats for roughly the previous 20 years, “Spaceballs 2” is likely to be the sequel we want contemplating that its teaser skewers sequels within the silliest method attainable.
The clip, which makes use of the traditional “Star Wars” opening crawl, begins with the strains, “Thirty-eight years in the past, there was just one Star Wars trilogy. However since then there have been… A prequel trilogy. A sequel trilogy. A sequel to the prequel. A prequel to the sequel,” blue textual content on the display says because the phrases scroll upward.
The textual content continues to poke enjoyable on the ridiculous variety of “Star Wars” properties earlier than shifting on to mock Hollywood’s obsession with preexisting mental properties, taking goal on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Studios’ failed makes an attempt at competing with the MCU, and Disney’s soulless live-action cash-grabs.
After the textual content concludes, Brooks pops up on the display.
“After 40 years, we requested ‘What do the followers need?’” Brooks says with a chuckle. “And as a substitute, we’re making this film.”
However that’s not essentially true. As Gizmodo points out, the unique “Spaceballs” joked a couple of sequel, known as “Spaceballs 2: The Seek for Extra Cash.”
Deadline reports that “Spaceballs 2” will characteristic some acquainted faces from the 1987 movie, together with Invoice Pullman because the Han Solo-esque Lone Starr and Rick Moranis because the goofy villain, Darkish Helmet. Brooks additionally will reprise his position because the Yoda spoof character, Yogurt, per The Hollywood Reporter.
There additionally will probably be a couple of new faces, as Josh Gad of “Frozen” fame will produce and be featured within the movie alongside actor Keke Palmer.
Gad, who additionally co-wrote the script for “Spaceballs 2” with Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez, revealed to Forbes in November 2024 that he had completed the primary draft of the sequel, noting that engaged on it was like a “fever dream” and that Brooks was very concerned within the course of.
“All people who’s learn it has been blown away. The method of engaged on this with and alongside Mel Brooks has been one of many highlights of my profession,” Gad mentioned.
