Spaceballs 2 May Lastly Occur
We at Popgeeks really feel very lucky that Mel Brooks continues to be with us at 97, AND that he’s nonetheless making issues. He’s joked prior to now about making a sequel referred to as “Spaceballs III: The Search For Spaceballs II” however no severe discuss a follow-up to his Lucasfilm satire has ever occurred…till now.
Feels like Brooks has a cope with MGM and its father or mother firm Amazon to provide Spaceballs 2 (which could not have the beforehand talked about title, given how a reference to The Search For Spock might not be so recent anymore). Josh Gad, who broke out on Broadway with The Ebook Of Mormon and is finest often known as the voice of Olaf in Frozen, can also be connected to the venture. Gad is writing the script alongside Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. Josh Greenbaum has been employed to direct.
The true query is, is Gad truly IN the movie? Any casting selections are unknown at the moment. Maybe he’ll exchange John Sweet’s function as Barf.
Star Wars, in fact, is a really completely different animal than it was in 1987 when all that existed have been the unique three movies and some Ewok cartoons. Between the prequel trilogy, the sequel trilogy, The Mandalorian and all the opposite assorted spinoffs, there’s virtually an excessive amount of to parody right here. We hope Gad can kind it out.
Additionally, we’re conscious there was a Spaceballs cartoon about ten years in the past that served as a sequel, however it might be the worst factor that has Brooks’ identify on it, so…we don’t discuss it. The REAL Spaceballs sequel is now below improvement.