SPACEBALLS 2: The Search for More Money?

[TangledThorns]

Welp, it looks like its actually happening!

Mel Brooks Returning as Yogurt for ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spaceballs-sequel-mel-brooks-1236263558/

 

https://x.com/MelBrooks/status/1933196954273755322?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1933196954273755322|twgr^0eeb403b505078771a406b583c38c33de7f27a8f|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fmovies%2Fmovie-news%2Fspaceballs-sequel-mel-brooks-1236263558%2F

Edited Thursday at 08:21 PM by TangledThorns

[mechaninac]

I'd call it a cash grab if, given the gag in the original, that wasn't the entire self-aware point... 

[505thAirborne]

[F-ZeroOne]

"Oh, no. Not again!"

[Chronocidal]

I absolutely love his statement in the teaser.

"After 40 years, we asked, 'What do the fans want?'

But instead, we're making this movie."

If only the ST had been so bold.

Also love they're targeting it for the 50th.  Just poetry.

[Dynaman]

I would have been excited for this if not for that dreadful History of the World show.  If it gets good reviews I may see it at the theater but will probably be waiting for netflix, amazon, etc...

[Big s]

I’m awkwardly curious about this one

[Thom]

He's almost 100, we jut have to let him know he has nothing to lose by going all-out! He needs to be possessed by his 60 year old self. 

[Bolt]

I am totally tickled 

There's so much newer awful SW content to make fun of, they're going to have a hayday 

Can't wait!

Edited Thursday at 11:28 PM by Bolt

[sh9000]

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/spaceballs-2-cast-rick-moranis-mel-brooks-keke-palmer-returning-new/

Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis are also returning.

[Hikuro]

I wonder what they'll do to fill in the roles of Dot and Barf then. 

[Duke Togo]

I've got a bad feeling about this 

[Big s]

43 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/spaceballs-2-cast-rick-moranis-mel-brooks-keke-palmer-returning-new/

Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis are also returning.

Nice, haven’t seen Rick in anything in years, maybe decades 

 

15 minutes ago, Hikuro said:

I wonder what they'll do to fill in the roles of Dot and Barf then. 

I hope they don’t do a recast, but a fun memorial instead 

[sh9000]

Lewis Pullman will be playing Lone Starr's son, Starburst.

[pengbuzz]

12 hours ago, Big s said:

Nice, haven’t seen Rick in anything in years, maybe decades 

 

I hope they don’t do a recast, but a fun memorial instead 

Same; although maybe a "Dot 2.0" or something may be good if handled the right way. 

[Thom]

12 hours ago, Big s said:

Nice, haven’t seen Rick in anything in years, maybe decades 

He moved away from the industry after the death of his wife in 91, in order to better care for their kids. The last time I heard anything about him was in 2020 when he was assaulted while walking down a street in Manhattan. 

[Big s]

2 hours ago, Thom said:

He moved away from the industry after the death of his wife in 91, in order to better care for their kids. The last time I heard anything about him was in 2020 when he was assaulted while walking down a street in Manhattan. 

I remember that incident, I also think there was an interview over his old show anniversary a few years back. But not much else

[Big s]

2 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Same; although maybe a "Dot 2.0" or something may be good if handled the right way. 

That definitely wouldn’t be as bad as a straight recast

[pengbuzz]

10 minutes ago, Big s said:

That definitely wouldn’t be as bad as a straight recast

Right? And it would allow for the new version to have her own persona and idiosyncrasies, so a new actress (or actor, since it may be a "son") could make that role truly their own.

[sh9000]

Prophecy fulfilled.

 

[seti88]

[derex3592]

Yeeeeeh, I don't care, I AM going to see this NO MATTER WHAT the reviews say! 😂 Bring it on!

[Thom]

4 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Right? And it would allow for the new version to have her own persona and idiosyncrasies, so a new actress (or actor, since it may be a "son") could make that role truly their own.

Just as long as she has a red arm...

[Big s]

43 minutes ago, Thom said:

Just as long as she has a red arm...

What about the whole droid being red other than one odd gold one

[Thom]

4 hours ago, Big s said:

What about the whole droid being red other than one odd gold one

Might that be too much...? Nah!!!

[Chronocidal]

I have no idea if they'd go this far into a tribute, but... 
 

Spoiler

.. I could see them introducing two new cyborg characters named Pixel and Pukiah.

 

[TangledThorns]

Just re-watched SPACEBALLS on MAX, still got some chuckles from it. My young children were casually watching it with me while on their tablets and were kinda confused by the film thinking it was a weird Star Wars film and had to explain to them it was a spoof, lol. 

 

 

 

[Thom]

1 hour ago, TangledThorns said:

Just re-watched SPACEBALLS on MAX, still got some chuckles from it. My young children were casually watching it with me while on their tablets and were kinda confused by the film thinking it was a weird Star Wars film and had to explain to them it was a spoof, lol. 

It's like watching reactions to Airplane. The younger audiences don't get the 'deeper' jokes.😁

[sh9000]

Daphne Zuniga will also be returning.

[Chronocidal]

3 hours ago, Thom said:

It's like watching reactions to Airplane. The younger audiences don't get the 'deeper' jokes.😁

Part of the issue is also that those movies were pastiches of even older movies, to when you go watch them, you really don't have a built-in cultural reference for why they're supposed to be funny.

It helps that I grew up watching a lot of that stuff, but at the same time I can honestly say I remember Scary Movie 3 far better than any of the movies it actually makes fun of.  

[Big s]

5 hours ago, Thom said:

It's like watching reactions to Airplane. The younger audiences don't get the 'deeper' jokes.😁

Sometimes it’s better if they don’t get some of those jokes. Gotta feel bad for the kid that understands why that guy was asking a child if he likes gladiator movies 😞

[renegadeleader1]

8 hours ago, Thom said:

It's like watching reactions to Airplane. The younger audiences don't get the 'deeper' jokes.😁

On that note...😆

 

[TangledThorns]

Had to look it up but had no idea that SPACEBALLS was rate PG, it had a lot of sex innuendo and adult language including one F bomb. "I bet she gives great helmet", lol. 

On a slight note I can see why it took so long to make a proper sequel as we have had lots of STAR WARS spoofs in recent decades. Notably from ROBOT CHICKEN and Family Guy. 

[Big s]

58 minutes ago, TangledThorns said:

Had to look it up but had no idea that SPACEBALLS was rate PG, it had a lot of sex innuendo and adult language including one F bomb. "I bet she gives great helmet", lol. 

On a slight note I can see why it took so long to make a proper sequel as we have had lots of STAR WARS spoofs in recent decades. Notably from ROBOT CHICKEN and Family Guy. 

Pg13 these days kinda replaced the old pg standard. Not sure if the first Spaceballs movie was before the change. Clash of the Titans had a lot of stuff that would be in an R rating today and that also had a pg rating. That movie had gore and occasional nudity throughout the movie. I think clash was 81, again not really sure when the change in the ratings system hit

[pengbuzz]

5 minutes ago, Big s said:

Pg13 these days kinda replaced the old pg standard. Not sure if the first Spaceballs movie was before the change. Clash of the Titans had a lot of stuff that would be in an R rating today and that also had a pg rating. That movie had gore and occasional nudity throughout the movie. I think clash was 81, again not really sure when the change in the ratings system hit

According to wikipedia, PG-13 as July 1 1984:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_film_rating_system