Thanks to the 40-year gap between Spaceballs films, the sequel may actually be at a unique advantage when it hits theaters in 2027.

Mel Brooks' 'Spaceballs' put a comedic dent in the sci-fi genre when it crashed onto the space-opera scene in 1987. Now, prequels and sequels later, it's back.

However, the best part of the Spaceballs 2 news isn't the jokes, it's the news of who will be in the movie. Deadline reports Bill Pullman, who starred in the first film as Lone Starr, will be back, as will Dark Helmet himself, Rick Moranis.

Lewis Pullman, son of Bill Pullman, is joining the 'Star Wars' spoof as Lone Starr's son. Plus, we have plot details.

The follow up to Mel Brooks' 1987 cult classic is directed by Josh Greenbaum and written by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez and Josh Gad The post ‘Spaceballs’: Daphne Zuniga to Return as Princess Vespa in Sequel | Exclusive appeared first on TheWrap.

Spaceballs 2' is bringing back Rick Moranis and Bill Pullman, enlisting Keke Palmer to star alongside the original cast members, sources say.

(There's also no shortage of Brooks-ian humor unrelated to parody, like the line telling Dr. Phillip Schlotkin, the best plastic surgeon in the known universe and Beverly Hills, to "go back to the golf course and work on your putts.