Get ready to laugh. Spaceballs 2 is set to arrive forty years after the release of the original movie, as Deadline reports that Amazon MGM Studios will drop the sequel in theaters on April 23, 2027.

Spaceballs 2

Described as “A Non-Prequel Non-Reboot Sequel Part Two but with Reboot Elements Franchise Expansion Film,” the Spaceballs sequel was directed by Josh Greenbaum (Will & Harper) and written by Josh Gad, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit.

The returning cast includes Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, Mel Brooks as Yogurt, George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz, and Rick Moranis as Lord Dark Helmet. New additions include Gad, Keke Palmer, Anthony Carrigan, and Lewis Pullman, who will naturally play the son of Lone Starr and Princess Vespa.

Gad has teased that the script has garnered a lot of positive feedback, saying, “Everybody who’s read it has been blown away. The process of working on this with and alongside Mel Brooks has been one of the highlights of my career.“

Gad Wanted to Make Sure Sequel Was Worthy of Moranis

Rick Moranis has been largely retired for close to thirty years, but he’s set to return for Spaceballs 2, and Gad wanted to make sure the project was worthy of him.

“Well, I am not going to comment on whether or not Rick Moranis is returning, but hypothetically, if he were to return, I would say it’s because Rick would have felt like this was a project worthy of his return,” Gad said. “So watch this space. But what I can say is it is surreal. It’s surreal because I grew up with Spaceballs and when the movie was prophesized in the first film, when Yogurt says, ‘God willing, we’ll all meet again in Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money,’ I, like everyone else, was just anticipating that that would happen sooner than 40 years later.“

Gad continued, “But I am so grateful it took that long because it’s the greatest gift on Earth to be able to not only be on the precipice of shooting this movie, but to be able to do it while Mel is still with us. So I’m thrilled. I’m beyond excited, and that’s about all I can say for now.“