Josh Gad opens up about Spaceballs sequel script

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Nearly 4 decades ago, Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs debuted successful theaters and quickly established itself arsenic one of nan champion Star Wars parodies. There’s been talk of a sequel for years, but thing actual until earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile Josh Gad revealed he was attached to a caller Spaceballs movie and co-writing nan script. According to Gad, nan first draught of nan book has now been finished, and nan sequel is 1 measurement person to yet happening.

“Without MGM taking maine into their Culver situation cells, I tin show you that nan draught is done,” said Gad during an question and reply pinch Forbes. “Everybody who’s publication it has been blown away. The process of moving connected this pinch and alongside Mel Brooks has been 1 of nan highlights of my career.”

Brooks directed and starred successful nan first Spaceballs successful a dual domiciled arsenic nan evil President Skroob and Yogurt, nan mentor of Lone Starr (Bill Pullman). John Candy co-starred arsenic Lone Starr’s sidekick Barf, pinch Daphne Zuniga arsenic Princess Vespa, Joan Rivers arsenic Dot Matrix, and Rick Moranis arsenic Dark Helmet. Brooks, Zuniga, and Rivers reprised their roles for nan short-lived Spaceballs: The Animated Series successful 2008. Beyond that show, a sequel ne'er came to fruition.

Gad hasn’t elaborated connected who he will play successful nan movie, but nan logical prime seems for illustration either Barf aliases Barf’s son. While nan character couldn’t disclose immoderate communicative details, he did stock his excitement to beryllium moving straight pinch Brooks connected nan script.

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“It’s a dream to beryllium capable to yet make nan reality prophesied by Yogurt successful nan first movie happen,” said Gad. “I can’t opportunity much than that. I can’t show you thing beyond [the] process astatine this point, but I tin show you each hr of each time correct now is spent making this task person and person to reality. And I deliberation we’re nearing nan extremity area here.”

The original Spaceballs deed theaters connected June 24, 1987. So there’s still clip to get nan sequel fresh for nan 40th day successful 2027, if not sooner. For now, we’ll conscionable person to spot if nan task tin really make it done development.