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Spaceballs 2 officially has a release date window, with Amazon MGM Studios announcing that Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, and more will return for the sequel to the cult classic comedy movie.
When is the Spaceballs 2 release date window?
According to a new report from Variety, Amazon MGM Studios has scheduled Spaceballs 2 for a theatrical release sometime in 2027. Alongside that news, the company also announced that Mel Brooks — who wrote, directed, and starred in the 1987 original film — would be returning for the film, as would Rick Moranis and Bill Pullman, who played Dark Helmet and Lone Starr in the original, respectively.
The returning trio wasn’t the only casting news, though. Deadline also reported that Keke Palmer was joining the cast of the Josh Gad-led sequel. It’s currently unclear who Palmer will be playing, and also unclear what the plot for the sequel will be. In a video on social media confirming the film’s release date window, Brooks joked about just how many franchises have come out in the 38 years since Spaceballs.
I told you we’d be back pic.twitter.com/RnoklPqBX6— Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) June 12, 2025
According to reports last year, Spaceballs 2 is set to be directed by Josh Greenbaum with a screenplay from Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez.
A parody of Star Wars, Spaceballs starred Pullman as Lone Starr, John Candy as Barf, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, Joan Rivers as the voice of Dot Matrix, and Moranis as Lord Dark Helmet. Brooks also played President Skroob and Yogurt in the film.
“In a distant galaxy, planet Spaceball has depleted its air supply, leaving its citizens reliant on a product called Perri-Air,” the synopsis for Spaceballs reads. “In desperation, Spaceball’s leader President Skroob (Mel Brooks) orders the evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) to kidnap Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) of oxygen-rich Druidia and hold her hostage in exchange for air. But help arrives for the Princess in the form of renegade space pilot Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-man, half-dog partner, Barf (John Candy).”
