Spaceballs Sequel Confirmed For April 2027 Release

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The Spaceballs Sequel Has Been Set For an April 2027 Release

While we may not know much about the sequel to Spaceballs just yet, we do know that the film is going to be released in April 2027.

Published Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:17:08 -0500
by Gavin Sheehan
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Article Summary

• Spaceballs sequel confirmed for an April 2027 release via Amazon MGM Studios.
• Josh Gad, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit wrote the script with Mel Brooks’ blessing.
• Directed by Josh Greenbaum and produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and Mel Brooks.
• Original stars Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, and Mel Brooks will return.

Some news leaked this week from Amazon MGM Studios ahead of CinemaCon 2026, as a release date for the yet-to-be-titled Spaceballs sequel has been revealed. The news came from Deadline that the film will be released on April 23, 2027. As we're writing this, the only competition the film currently has is the Warner Bros. action thriller F.A.S.T., so that it might have a chance at a successful weekend, provided it doesn't get loaded up in the next calendar year.

The Spaceballs Sequel Has Been Set For an April 2027 Release

Not much has been revealed about the sequel's story so far, only the most basic production details. We assume that, now that the date has been leaked, we might get more info when CinemaCon 2026 takes place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from April 11-13. We do know this version of Spaceballs was written by Josh Gad, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit (with the blessing of Mel Brooks), and will be a follow-up to the original 1987 cult sci-fi parody of Star Wars, directed by Josh Greenbaum.

The film is being produced by Imagine's Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Jeb Brody, Brooks, Gad, Greenbaum, and Kevin Salter. Some of the returning cast include Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, George Wynder, and Daphne Zuniga, with new characters being portrayed by Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and Anthony Carrigan.

May the Schwartz Strike Back Next Year

In a distant galaxy, planet Spaceball has depleted its air supply, leaving its citizens reliant on a product called "Perri-Air." In desperation, Spaceball's leader, President Skroob (Mel Brooks), orders the evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) to kidnap Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) of oxygen-rich Druidia and hold her hostage in exchange for air. But help arrives for the Princess in the form of renegade space pilot Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-man, half-dog partner, Barf (John Candy).

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