May the Schwartz be with you!
Mel Brooks, who wrote, directed and starred in the original 1987 “Spaceballs,” is reprising his role of Yogurt for the Josh Gad led sequel. Amazon MGM Studios has scheduled the film for a theatrical release in 2027.
“Will & Harper” director Josh Greenbaum will helm the film with a script from Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez and Gad. Cast members outside of Gad and Brooks are currently unknown. Plot details also remain under wraps, but a tentative logline, laden with Brooks-era humor, describes the movie as, “A Non-Prequel Non-Reboot Sequel Part Two but with Reboot Elements Franchise Expansion Film.”
Brooks, who holds the coveted title of EGOT, is one of the greatest comedic filmmakers in the history of Hollywood. Over his storied career, he directed, wrote and acted (or sang) in immortal classics such as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “History of the World: Part 1” and “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.”
Samit and Hernandez previously collaborated on films like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” and “Addams Family 2.” They will soon pen the upcoming Disney+/Lucasfilm collaboration, “Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.”
Gad, who got his breakout role in Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s “The Book of Mormon,” catapulted to global fame voicing Olaf the snowman in Disney’s wildly popular “Frozen” franchise. He will soon make his directorial debut with a Chris Farley biopic starring Paul Walter Hauser.
Producers include Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody under the Imagine Entertainment banner, as well as Gad, Brooks and Greenbaum. Kevin Salter, Adam Merims, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez serve as executive producers.
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MGM’s original “Spaceballs” starred Bill Pullman as Lone Star, John Candy as Barf, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, Rick Moranis as Lord Dark Helmet and Brooks as President Skroob and Yogurt. The film was a takedown of sci-fi blockbusters like “Star Wars” and “Alien.”
From Variety US