{"id":6587,"date":"2026-04-04T03:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/spaceballs-sequel-sets-spring-2027-release-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T03:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:16:00","slug":"spaceballs-sequel-sets-spring-2027-release-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/spaceballs-sequel-sets-spring-2027-release-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Spaceballs\u2019 Sequel Sets Spring 2027 Release &#8211; The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter<br \/>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter<br \/>Josh Greenbaum&#8217;s Amazon MGM movie revives the property that originated with Mel Brooks&#8217; 1987 original.<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy  <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/author\/ryan-gajewski\/\" \t\t\t> \tRyan Gajewski<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Senior Entertainment Reporter<br \/> \tThe Schwartz is with the forthcoming sequel to <em><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/spaceballs\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_spaceballs_1\"  data-tag=\"spaceballs\"  >Spaceballs<\/a><\/em>.<br \/> \t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/amazon-mgm-studios\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_amazon-mgm-studios_1\"  data-tag=\"amazon-mgm-studios\"  >Amazon MGM Studios<\/a>&#8216; feature <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/spoof-movies-fackham-hall-spaceballs-scary-movie-1236442291\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"  >follow-up to the 1987 original<\/a> film is set for wide theatrical release April 23, 2027, the studio announced Friday. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/mel-brooks\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_mel-brooks_1\"  data-tag=\"mel-brooks\"  >Mel Brooks<\/a>, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/bill-pullman\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_bill-pullman_1\"  data-tag=\"bill-pullman\"  >Bill Pullman<\/a> and George Wyner reprise their roles from the first one, while newcomers to the cast include <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/josh-gad\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_josh-gad_1\"  data-tag=\"josh-gad\"  >Josh Gad<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/keke-palmer\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_keke-palmer_1\"  data-tag=\"keke-palmer\"  >Keke Palmer<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/lewis-pullman\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_lewis-pullman_1\"  data-tag=\"lewis-pullman\"  >Lewis Pullman<\/a> and Anthony Carrigan.  <br \/> \tJosh Greenbaum is helming the comedy from a script by Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. Producing the film are&nbsp;Brian Grazer,&nbsp;Ron Howard&nbsp;and Jeb Brody&nbsp;for Imagine Entertainment, alongside Gad, Brooks, Greenbaum and Kevin Salter.  \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-article-mid-article-uid0\" \t\tclass=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-article-mid-article-uid0' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid-article1\",\"mid-articleX\",\"mid\",\"mid-article\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[300,250],[2,2],[300,251],[620,350],[2,4],[4,2],[320,480],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ u-margin-tb-250 u-margin-t-4@desktop-xl u-margin-b-3@desktop-xl\" >\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-margin-b-075\">  \t \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t \t <\/h3>\n<div class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-grey-dark\" >\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-grow-1 lrv-u-width-100p@mobile-max lrv-u-width-50p\">  \t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/amazon-mgm-studios-reorg-worldbuilding-series-1236555416\/\" class=\"\" \t\t\t> \t \t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@desktop-and-tablet-only\" style=\"\"> \t \t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LOTR-Rings-of-Power-Still-4-Amazon-Publicity-H-2022.jpg?w=1296\" alt=\"Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Queen Regent M\u00edriel), Ismael Cruz C\u00f3rdova (Arondir), Charlie Vickers (Halbrand) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-padding-lr-050 u-padding-lr-125@tablet\"> \t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/c\/tv\/\" class=\"c-span__link  a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\" style=\"\"> \t \tTV \t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/span> \t\t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-secondary-m\">  \t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/amazon-mgm-studios-reorg-worldbuilding-series-1236555416\/\" class=\"c-title__link a-font-secondary-m lrv-u-display-block lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\" \t\t\t\t> \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tAmazon MGM Studios Reorgs TV &quot;Worldbuilding&quot; Team, Matthew King and Adrienne O&#039;Riain Depart\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  \t\t<\/a> \t <\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex@tablet lrv-u-flex-grow-1 lrv-u-padding-l-125 lrv-u-display-none@mobile-max lrv-u-width-100p@mobile-max lrv-u-width-50p u-border-l-1 u-border-dotted-l\">  \t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/ice-detention-center-dilley-texas-celebrities-letter-closure-1236551718\/\" class=\"\" \t\t\t> \t \t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@desktop-and-tablet-only\" style=\"\"> \t \t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Madonna-Pedro-Pascal-Ms.-Rachel-Javier-Bardem-Keke-Palmer-Split-Getty-H-2026.jpg?w=1296\" alt=\"From left: Madonna, Pedro Pascal, Ms. Rachel, Javier Bardem and Keke Palmer\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-padding-l-125\"> \t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/c\/news\/general-news\/\" class=\"c-span__link  a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\" style=\"\"> \t \tGeneral News \t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/span> \t\t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-secondary-m\">  \t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/ice-detention-center-dilley-texas-celebrities-letter-closure-1236551718\/\" class=\"c-title__link a-font-secondary-m lrv-u-display-block lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\" \t\t\t\t> \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tMadonna, Pedro Pascal, Ms. Rachel and Keke Palmer Among Celebrities Calling for Closure of ICE Detention Center in Dilley, Texas\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  \t\t<\/a> \t <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tPlot details and the official title for the follow-up to the&nbsp;<em>Star Wars<\/em>-spoofing feature have not yet been shared.<br \/> \tOriginally released by MGM in 1987 &mdash; a decade after George Lucas&#8217; sci-fi classic&nbsp;<em>Star Wars<\/em>&nbsp;debuted to become a culture-defining smash &mdash;&nbsp;<em>Spaceballs<\/em>&nbsp;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.<br \/> \tDuring summer of 2024, Gad teased the sequel&nbsp;<a  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/spaceballs-sequel-josh-gad-mel-brooks-1235926252\/\"  >in an Instagram post<\/a>. &#8220;Just handed in a film script that I think may be the funniest and best thing I&rsquo;ve ever worked on and I am so freaking excited,&#8221; Gad captioned the post at the time. He added that working with Samit and Hernandez &#8220;has been heaven on Earth and many other planets as well. 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