Cast announced for 'Spaceballs' sequel

Amazon MGM Studios Press Release & Photo

Today, Amazon MGM Studios announced that Rick Moranis (“Ghostbusters,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” franchise), Josh Gad (“Frozen,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Wedding Ringer”), Keke Palmer (“Nope,” “One of Them Days”), Lewis Pullman (“The Testament of Ann Lee,” “Thunderbolts”), Anthony Carrigan (“Barry,” “Superman”), George Wyner (“A Serious Man,” “A Million Little Things”), Daphne Zuniga (“Melrose Place,” “One Tree Hill”) and Bill Pullman (“Independence Day,” “Lost Highway,” “The Sinner”) 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, 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.

Check out the first gathering of the original cast, new cast, and core group of people that are a part of the making of this movie, from the official table read.

Josh Greenbaum (“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”) is directing from a script by writing duo Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez (“Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy,” “TMNT: Mutant Mayhem”), and 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 Brooks, Gad, Greenbaum and Kevin Salter. Adam Merims, Samit and 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.