Spaceballs 2

[Andrew NDB]

It's happening... at Amazon MGM? Co-written by two of the TMNT: Mutant Mayhem writers? Uh....

https://www.darkhorizons.com/spaceba...at-amazon-mgm/

Obviously there is PLENTY to lampoon Star Wars about nowadays, more than ever before. Let's see if these guys have the balls to go all out.

No word about Mel Brooks. He's still around but he's 97. He should have gotten Spaceballs 2 off the ground after the prequels, or at least after the sequel trilogy.

[frank_one]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

No word about Mel Brooks.

The article says he will produce it with Gad.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

So, we're going to get an Empire Strikes Back-inspired movie this time?

I loved the original Spaceballs movie, and watched it on VHS several times, years before I saw the Star Wars movies. I always knew what it was based on.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

So, we're going to get an Empire Strikes Back-inspired movie this time?

Why would you assume that? I would assume we'd get a prequel trilogy/sequel trilogy/sale to Disney/SW Disney+ shows altogether parody. Although with some of the surviving actors from the first Spaceballs in like a Force Awakens/Last Jedi capacity.

[frank_one]

I expect something like a "Space balls: The Schwartz Awakens" kind of movie. I wonder if Mark Hamill will make a cameo.

[ResidentEvil7]

Spaceballs 2: The Search For More Money.

[frank_one]

Maybe it will make fun of other movies and series as well (not only Star Wars), like the first Space Balls.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by frank_one

Maybe it will make fun of other movies and series as well (not only Star Wars), like the first Space Balls.

Maybe we can get some TMNT references? Maybe a Krang-like character?

[neatoman]

Here are some potential plot points:

• Skroob's granddaughter shows up at Lone Starr's home and keeps bothering him.
• A near complete retread of the original happens and nobody points out how weird that is.
• Skroob's GD steals Lone Starr's name as if she earned it.
• Skroob is mentioned as having died in an obvious non-survival scenario and come back but never clarifies how he managed to survive.
• Skroob's GD has a companion who wants to tell her something important but is' just kind of forgotten about.
• Dot Matrix mind is wiped and she has a tearful goodbye but everyone treats this like nothing and make it clear they don't care about her.
• Dark Helmet's grandson keeps imitating him and is called childish for doing so.
• Mega-Maid is rebuilt even bigger even though this was done before and didn't work the second time either.
• It is stated that the good guys just as bad as the Spaceballs because they buy weapons from the same source, even though that's just guilt by association rather than an honest look into motives.
• A spaceball defects and is the biggest clown in the whole thing.
• A pilot seemingly dies and comes back for no reason.
• The heroes trust an obvious con-man and get betrayed as if that was unexpected.
• Skroob states that if the hero kills him, his plan will succeed, then he is killed to no consequence.

Clearly, all of these are way too stupid to be in an actual Star Wars movie and would only exist in the realm of parody... Wait... Huh....

[ranger_scout]

Here's the announcement.



Also, Mel Brooks (Yogurt), Bill Pullman (Lonestar), and Rick Moranis (Dark Helmet) are set to reprise their roles. KeKe Palmer has also joined the cast.

https://deadline.com/2025/06/spaceba...er-1236431204/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ks-1236263558/

I'm hoping a certain two-time Ninja Turtle will also return, even if his part is small.

[Andrew NDB]

I'm all for this. It's a bit later than it should be, but the potential material is limitless now given the state of Star Wars.

[IMJ]

Love, love, love Mel Brooks. Although I have no idea how they'll pull this off with everyone basically aged to the brink of death, no?

Would love to sit through History of the World again but in 4k.

[Stu_Padasso]

Spaceballs 2 with the return of Rick Moranis? I’m all in!

Originally Posted by IMJ

Love, love, love Mel Brooks. Although I have no idea how they'll pull this off with everyone basically aged to the brink of death, no?

Would love to sit through History of the World again but in 4k.

I’m more worried about them being brave enough to do the sort of humor they had back then, today. The war’s been over for 80 years and still not safe for Mel Brooks to visit Germany without fire support.

[oldmanwinters]

Soon-to-be-99-year-old Mel Brooks reprising his role as Yogurt? Man, they better hurry up with the filming schedule!

[ranger_scout]

Daphne Zuniga is returning as Princess Vespa. It’ll be interesting if she also becomes a general like Leia did in the Star Wars sequels.

https://www.thewrap.com/spaceballs-d...el-mel-brooks/

ETA: Lewis Pullman, the real life son of Bill Pullman, will be playing Lone Star and Vespa’s son.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...an-1236263744/

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Stu_Padasso

Spaceballs 2 with the return of Rick Moranis? I’m all in!



I’m more worried about them being brave enough to do the sort of humor they had back then, today. The war’s been over for 80 years and still not safe for Mel Brooks to visit Germany without fire support.

I feel that point 100%, but my mind goes that and old guy like Mel Brooks isn't going to give any caveat. He never has and he's probably less likely to bend now at his age.

But yeah - I'm just happy to see that crazy guy on screen again. And I'm an American guy with Irish-Catholic heritage. I'm not even remotely a Jewish guy, but I just think Brooks is hysterical....

[sdp]

spaceball sucks, maybe it was a funny if you are a boomer and watched it when it came out but anyone who watched it after it's just lame jokes. I first watched it on DVD in like 2001 or so after episode I and all the jokes seemed stuff I had already watched dozens of times in countless star wars parodies only more 80s and worse.

[Mayhem]

If it isn't called "The Quest For More Money", I'm not interested

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by sdp

spaceball sucks, maybe it was a funny if you are a boomer and watched it when it came out but anyone who watched it after it's just lame jokes. I first watched it on DVD in like 2001 or so after episode I and all the jokes seemed stuff I had already watched dozens of times in countless star wars parodies only more 80s and worse.

It's slapstick humor that stays out of the "moron" comedy category.

How are you going to love "Tom Green" when you were growing up, but not appreciate "Spaceballs"? Honestly, it's like: you can like Spaceballs but not intersect with "Tom Green" or "Will Farrell" but how can you like "Tom Green" but not like Spaceballs? The directionality there seems all messed up....

On another note, I never got around to watching that Spaceballs animated series from a few years back. Now I'd like to.....

[Andrew NDB]

Wrapped.

https://www.darkhorizons.com/spaceba...apped-filming/