Amazon MGM Studios has announced the full cast for Spaceballs 2 and that production is now underway on the highly anticipated Spaceballs sequel. The studio released an image from the table read, indicating that Dark Helmet actor Rick Moranis is officially out of retirement. May the Schwartz be with you!

The Spaceballs 2 announcement comes just over two weeks before John Candy: I Like Me will be released on Prime Video. Candy previously starred as Lone Starr’s (Bill Pullman) sidekick Barf, a Mawg (half man, half dog, his own best friend) and parody of Chewbacca. Candy died in 1994. Joan Rivers, who voiced C-3PO parody Dot Matrix, passed away in 2014. A pair of longtime Mel Brooks veterans, Dom DeLuise and Dick Van Patten, passed away in 2009 and 2015, respectively.

The Spaceballs 2 press release follows:

Today, Amazon MGM Studios announced that Rick Moranis, Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, Anthony Carrigan, George Wyner, Daphne Zuniga, and Bill Pullman are set to star in the studio’s new Spaceballs film, alongside previously announced star, Mel Brooks.

Moranis, Zuniga, Bill Pullman, Brooks, and Wyner will reprise their iconic roles in the long-awaited sequel to the 1987 MGM sci-fi parody that warped its way into cult comedy history, while Gad, Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and Carrigan will take on brand-new characters whose identities are being kept tightly under wraps. Production is now underway on the follow-up, which will hyperspace into theaters in 2027.

Josh Greenbaum is directing from a script by writing duo Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad. Plot details are being kept under lock, key, and an industrial-strength Schwartz shield.

Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and Jeb Brody are producing the film, alongside Mel Brooks, Josh Gad, Josh Greenbaum, and Kevin Salter. Adam Merims, Benji Samit, and Dan Hernandez will executive produce.

While the title and plot details are being kept under wraps, the title is rumored to be the name of the movie, and plot details are being described as information about what happens in the story.

Rick Moranis is represented by Troy Bailey of Bailey Brand Management and Marc Von Arx.

Josh Gad is represented by CAA, Range, and Johnson Shapiro.

Keke Palmer is represented by 3 Arts and Hertz Lichtenstein.

Lewis Pullman is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content, and ID.

Anthony Carrigan is represented by United Artists in the U.K., Independent Public Relations, Goodman Genow, and Schlegel Entertainment.

George Wyner is represented by The House of Representatives.

Daphne Zuniga is represented by Untitled Entertainment, CESD, Jill Fritzo, and Jackoway.

Bill Pullman is represented by CAA and WK-PR.

Josh Greenbaum is represented by UTA, Entertainment 360, and Lichter Grossman.

Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez are represented by 3 Arts, UTA, Jackoway, and imPRint.

Amazon MGM Studios is scheduled to release Spaceballs 2 in 2027.

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