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 Jul 28
Rick Moranis on Ending Acting Retirement for Spaceballs 2: Very Strange: Rick Moranis ended his nearly 30 year acting retirement by reprising Lord Dark Helmet ...
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Rick Moranis on Ending Acting Retirement for Spaceballs 2: Very Strange
Key FactsRick Moranis cheered at first Comic-Con appearance
Jul 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • On Friday, Moranis promoted Spaceballs: The New One at a panel, a sequel to Mel Brooks’ 1987 film.

  • Moranis left live-action acting in 1997 after his wife Ann’s death to focus on raising their two children.

  • He reprises Dark Helmet; Mel Brooks returns as Yogurt, while Brooks and Bill Pullman appeared only through video messages.

  • Spaceballs: The New One is due in cinemas in 2027.
    • You made our childhoods better.
    — Kevin Smith, moderator, telling Moranis on stage at Comic-Con
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Rick Moranis Gets Standing Ovation as He Makes Rare Appearance at Comic-Con for ‘Spaceballs 2’
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Rick Moranis Gets Standing Ovation as He Makes Rare Appearance at ...
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 Apr 19
'Spaceballs: The New One' Teaser Spoofs 'Star Wars,' 'Avatar' & More at CinemaCon
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'Spaceballs: The New One' Teaser Spoofs 'Star Wars,' 'Avatar' & More at ...
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Daily Sabah Apr 16
Spielberg says new alien film aims for more truth than fiction: Steven Spielberg described his 1977 UFO film 'Close Encounters of ⁠the Third Kind' as his own ...
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Spielberg says new alien film aims for more truth than fiction
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Steven Spielberg Unveils New Trailer for 'Disclosure Day' at CinemaCon: Steven Spielberg appeared on the CinemaCon stage to debut exclusive new footage from his ...
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Steven Spielberg Unveils New Trailer for 'Disclosure Day' at CinemaCon
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 Apr 16
Universal Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed - IGN: From Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey to Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day ...
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Universal Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed - IGN
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 Apr 06
The 'Spaceballs' sequel has a release date: The sequel 40 years in the making hits theaters in 2027.
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The 'Spaceballs' sequel has a release date
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 Feb 10
Mel Brooks Explains How He Got Rick Moranis to Come Out of Retirement for 'Spaceballs 2'
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Tim Russ, Who Has the Best Line in the Original, Hints at Spaceballs 2 Return: The former Star Trek: Voyager star appeared in the first Spaceballs film in a ...
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Nerdist Jun 13 25
SPACEBALLS 2 In the Works Starring Josh Gad, Mel Brooks to Produce: Spaceballs 2 is in the works. This sequel to the space-opera parody movie will star Josh Gad ...
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SPACEBALLS 2 In the Works Starring Josh Gad, Mel Brooks to Produce
Key FactsMel Brooks set to return in Spaceballs sequel
Jun 13, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • The Spaceballs sequel is due in cinemas in 2027, 40 years after the original film was released.

  • The 98-year-old Mel Brooks, who will soon turn 99, is set to take part in the project again.

  • Rick Moranis and Bill Pullman are expected to return as Lord Dark Helmet and Lone Starr, while Keke Palmer is joining the cast.

  • For Rick Moranis, the film would be his first live-action movie since 1997 and his first film appearance since voicing a character in Brother Bear 2 in 2006.
    • I told you we'd be back.
    — Mel Brooks, in a video post on his X account, teasing the Spaceballs sequel and addressing fans.
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‘Spaceballs’: Lewis Pullman in Talks to Join Father Bill Pullman in Sequel (Exclusive)
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Key FactsSpaceballs 2 Unites Father and Son Cast
Jun 13, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • Lewis Pullman is negotiating to join Spaceballs 2 as Starburst, the son of Lone Starr and Princess Vespa.

  • Bill Pullman reprises his iconic role from the 1987 original, with Mel Brooks and Rick Moranis also returning.

  • Josh Greenbaum directs the sequel, featuring a script by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad, who also contributes to the cast.

  • Scheduled for a 2027 theatrical release, the film blends new characters with the franchise’s signature satirical sci-fi comedy.
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Josh Gad opens up about Spaceballs sequel script: Will a Spaceballs sequel finally emerge nearly four decades after the first film? Josh Gad shares an update ...
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Josh Gad opens up about Spaceballs sequel script
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