SPACEBALL 2 Signals Fans With Cast Read
The next installment of Spaceballs from Amazon MGM is well underway with a new first look at the cast through a table reading announced on Thursday. The update comes after months of excitement drawn from news back in June of the film’s development by way of Mel Brooks who directed the original 1987 sci-fi spoof, which also featured the late John Candy and Dick Van Patten.
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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, Lewis 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.
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 Josh 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 Mel Brooks, Josh Gad, Josh Greenbaum, and Kevin Salter. Adam Merims, Benji Samit, and Dan 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.
Rick Moranis is represented by Troy Bailey of Bailey Brand Management and Marc Von Arx . Josh Gad is represented by CAA, Range, and Johnson Shapiro. Keke Palmer is represented by 3 Arts and Hertz Lichtenstein. Lewis Pullman is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content, and ID. Anthony Carrigan is represented by United Artists in the U.K., Independent Public Relations, Goodman Genow, and Schlegel Entertainment. George Wyner is represented by The House of Representatives. Daphne Zuniga is represented by Untitled Entertainment, CESD, Jill Fritzo, and Jackoway. Bill Pullman is represented by CAA and WK-PR. Josh Greenbaum is represented by UTA, Entertainment 360, and Lichter Grossman. Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez are represented by 3 Arts, UTA, Jackoway, and imPRint.
