Mel Brooks Makes the Case for ‘Spaceballs 2’ in First Teaser
Proving that Josh Gad isn’t a giant liar after all, we finally have proof that a sequel to Mel Brooks’ classic Spaceballs is on its way. Well, sort of. The first teaser for the movie, which Gad co-wrote, doesn’t contain any actual footage, just a whole lot of text.
Brooks and Gad both posted a video clip to social media, featuring the familiar sounds of John Morris’ Spaceballs theme and an opening crawl reminiscent of the ones in both Star Wars and Brooks’ 1987 parody.
The new crawl offers a protracted explanation for why this Spaceballs follow-up, which may or may not be subtitled “The Search for More Money,” deserves to exist.
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“Thirty-eight years ago, there was only one Star Wars trilogy,” the trailer declares. “But since then there have been… A prequel trilogy. A sequel trilogy. A prequel to the prequel. A prequel to the sequel. Countless TV spinoffs. A movie spinoff of the TV spinoff which is both a prequel and a sequel,” and so on.
They make a good point, far more Star Wars content has been made since Spaceballs was released than before — although Brooks himself didn’t exactly keep up with the franchise.
The crawl goes on to note that there have also been “2 Dunes,” “7 Jurassic Parks” and “2 Avatars plus 3 Avatars making 5 Avatars.” And because painfully prolonged jokes were part of the original’s charm, the crawl also includes references to the MCU, the two attempts to launch a DCU and the Alien series, which, come to think of it, does share an important connection with Spaceballs.
When the crawl finally ends, Brooks appears wearing a “Spaceballs: The Sweatshirt” sweatshirt. “After 40 years, we asked, ‘What do the fans want?’” the 98-year-old comedy legend says to the camera. “But instead, we’re making this movie… May the Schwartz be with you!”
It also boasted a graphic of a busted-up Dark Helmet mask, possibly implying that Rick Moranis’ villain will show up in the sequel">). The trailer then promises that the “Schwartz Awakens in 2027” and it’s “only in theaters.”
The release date makes sense since that year will mark the 40th anniversary of the first movie, but it sure seems like a long time to wait. Here’s hoping that a 101-year-old Mel Brooks will still be able to walk the red carpet when it finally premieres.
