Spaceballs 2 ’ s highly anticipated Rick Moranis return just got an explanation from Josh Gad. Spaceballs , an irreverent Star Wars spoof written and directed by Mel Brooks, hit theaters in 1987 to quickly become a cult classic. Although a sequel was joked about in that film, it will have taken 40 years to materialize as Spaceballs 2 eyes a 2027 release.

A number of original Spaceballs cast members were announced to return for the sequel, with Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, and Mel Brooks himself set to reprise their original roles. But it is the long-anticipated return of retired actor Rick Moranis that might prove to be Spaceballs 2 ’s biggest feat.

Speaking with ScreenRant ’s Owen Danoff to promote his new darkly comedic Adulthood , Spaceballs 2 co-writer Josh

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