The Schwartz Is With Us: That Spaceballs Sequel Is Apparently Actually Happening

Last week, Josh Gad teased sci-fi fans with an excited but cryptic societal media station referencing a publication “based connected characters created by Mel Brooks” that opens connected a “star field.” Now, a caller study confirms what everyone suspected: it’s a Spaceballs sequel, coming from Amazon MGM.

The scoop came from the Insneider, and Variety besides spoke to a root adjacent to the production; additionally, io9 confirmed with a root that Amazon is processing the film. Details are beauteous bladed different than Gad, who co-wrote with Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Pokémon Detective Pikachu), volition prima and nutrient with Brooks; Josh Greenbaum (Too Funny to Fail, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) is aboard to direct, and Kevin Salter (History of the World: Part II) is an enforcement producer.

That means we don’t yet cognize the title, the plot, however overmuch of a Star Wars spoof this volition beryllium oregon whether it volition grow its influences, who volition co-star with Gad, who Gad mightiness beryllium playing, oregon which characters mightiness instrumentality from the original. Speculate beneath and archer america your imagination Spaceballs 2 scenatio!

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