Josh Gad Teases ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Script: “Everybody Who’s Read It Has Been Blown Away”
Josh Gad is working on a sequel to Spaceballs alongside Josh Greenbaum and Mel Brooks.
The actor will produce and star in the film for Amazon MGM Studios and recently revealed that the script’s first draft had been completed.
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“Without MGM taking me into their Culver prison cells, I can tell you that the draft is done,” Gad told Forbes. “Everybody who’s read it has been blown away. The process of working on this with and alongside Mel Brooks has been one of the highlights of my career.”
Gad says the whole experience has been “sort of a fever dream” and noted that Brooks “has been so unbelievably supportive, involved, and electrified by this because it’s the one that surprisingly got away.”
“It’s a dream to be able to finally make the reality prophesied by Yogurt in the first movie happen. I can’t say more than that,” Gad added. “I can’t tell you anything beyond [the] process at this point, but I can tell you every hour of every day right now is spent making this project closer and closer to reality — and I think we’re nearing the end zone here.”
Spaceballs is a satirical sci-fi comedy released by MGM in 1987. The film’s plot revolves around the evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) and President Skroob (Brooks), who attempt to steal the atmosphere of the peaceful planet Druidia, only to be thwarted by the hero Lone Starr (Bill Pullman), his sidekick Barf (John Candy), and the Druish princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga).
Watch the trailer for 1987’s Spaceballs below.
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