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Josh Greenbaum’s Amazon MGM movie revives the property that originated with Mel Brooks’ 1987 original.
By Ryan Gajewski
Senior Entertainment Reporter
The Schwartz is with the forthcoming sequel to Spaceballs.
Amazon MGM Studios‘ feature follow-up to the 1987 original film is set for wide theatrical release April 23, 2027, the studio announced Friday. Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, Bill Pullman and George Wyner reprise their roles from the first one, while newcomers to the cast include Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan.
Josh Greenbaum is helming the comedy from a script by Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. Producing the film are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Jeb Brody for Imagine Entertainment, alongside Gad, Brooks, Greenbaum and Kevin Salter.
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Plot details and the official title for the follow-up to the Star Wars-spoofing feature have not yet been shared.
Originally released by MGM in 1987 — a decade after George Lucas’ sci-fi classic Star Wars debuted to become a culture-defining smash — Spaceballs starred Pullman, Moranis, Zuniga, Wyner and John Candy, as well as a voice role for Joan Rivers as a C-3P0 parody. Brooks helmed the film that earned $38.1 million at the box office before becoming a cult favorite.
During summer of 2024, Gad teased the sequel in an Instagram post. “Just handed in a film script that I think may be the funniest and best thing I’ve ever worked on and I am so freaking excited,” Gad captioned the post at the time. He added that working with Samit and Hernandez “has been heaven on Earth and many other planets as well. Love you boys!”
Gad took to Instagram on Friday to confirm the release date with the caption, “May the April 23rd, 2027 be with you!!!”
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