Spaceballs 2: A “Spaceballs” sequel is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios. Josh Gad is set to star in the film and will also produce it alongside Mel Brooks.
Josh Greenbaum will direct the “Spaceballs” sequel, working from a screenplay written by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad. Kevin Salter is on board as an executive producer. The project is still in its early stages, and plot details are currently under wraps. Amazon has declined to comment on the project.
Writing duo Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez are best known for their work as screenwriters on “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” “Pokémon Detective Pikachu,” “Addams Family 2,” and the upcoming Disney+/Lucasfilm special “Lego Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy.”
The original 1987 MGM film “Spaceballs” starred Bill Pullman as Lone Star, John Candy as Barf, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, Rick Moranis as Lord Dark Helmet, and Mel Brooks as President Skroob and Yogurt. This space opera parodied the “Star Wars” franchise as well as other popular sci-fi series like “Star Trek” and “Alien.”
Josh Gad, known for his Broadway role in “The Book of Mormon” and as the voice of Olaf in the “Frozen” movies, will soon make his directorial debut with a Chris Farley biopic starring Paul Walter Hauser as the iconic comedian. Recently, Gad starred alongside his “Book of Mormon” co-star Andrew Rannells in “Gutenberg! The Musical!” on Broadway.
This isn’t Mel Brooks’ first time revisiting a classic comedy in recent years. In 2023, he wrote and produced “History of the World, Part II,” a follow-up to his 1981 film “Part I.” Brooks, one of the few entertainers to have achieved EGOT status, directed and starred in iconic films like “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” and “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” He was also honored with the Career Achievement Award at the 84th Annual Peabody Awards earlier this month.
Josh Gad is represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Sugar 23, ImPRint, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole LLP.
