Get ready to feel the Schwartz again as Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks are all set to return for Spaceballs 2, the sequel to Brooks’ 1987 parody of Star Wars and other classic sci-fi films. Pullman starred as the maverick space pirate Lone Starr in a mix of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo while Moranis was […]
Josh Gad-scripted Spaceballs 2 gets the go-ahead at Amazon MGM Studios
It’s a story that has been orbiting the entertainment news pages since 1987, but now a sequel to Mel Brooks’ Star Wars parody Spaceballs is set to become a reality over at Amazon MGM Studios. According to Deadline the legendary comedy director will remain on board as a producer on Spaceballs 2, which will be […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs, 1987. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, and Joan Rivers. SYNOPSIS: Another edition of Spaceballs? This one is in 4K, so if you want your Mel Brooks satire in the highest possible resolution that’s available these days, Kino Lorber has […]
10 Iconic Movies That Deserve A Sequel
Marvelous Videos on ten movie sequels we’d like to see… We all have at least one of them. You know what I’m talking about- a wish for a follow-up movie to be made. So many great pictures are produced that open up a world full of excitement and possibility, and yet they don’t get a […]
Rick Moranis to reprise his Dark Helmet role from Spaceballs for The Goldbergs
Rick Moranis is set to take on his first acting role in over a decade this week as he returns to voice Spaceballs‘ iconic villain Dark Helmet in Wednesday’s episode of The Goldbergs. The episode, airing on May 9th, will pay tribute to the classic 1987 Mel Brooks comedy see Adam (Sean Giambrone) encountering Dark […]
Lone Starr: A Spaceballs Story gets a fan-made trailer
Earlier this month we got our first look at Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story, and YouTuber Darth Blender has taken that trailer and mashed it up with footage from the Mel Brooks comedy classic Spaceballs to deliver Lone Starr: A Spaceballs Story. Check it out here… Director […]
Bill Pullman hadn’t seen Star Wars when he made Spaceballs
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Spaceballs, Bill Pullman spoke to THR about Mel Brooks’ classic spoof and revealed that he hadn’t seen Star Wars prior to making the film, nor did he watch it to prepare for the Han Solo parody role of Lone Starr. The actor stated “I missed it the first time around. I just needed […]
Mel Brooks says MGM is interested in Spaceballs 2
It’s been teased since the release of the first movie back in 1987, and it seems that Mel Brooks still hasn’t given up hope of making Spaceballs 2: The Search For More Money a reality, with the filmmaking stating that the renewed interest in Star Wars may pave the way for the long-awaited sequel. Speaking at […]
30 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1987
Tom Jolliffe celebrates the cinematic delights of 1987… The 80’s mark a special period in cinema for me. It’s predominantly an age thing. I grew up throughout the 80’s, soaking in some fantastic films. It was a rising golden age of blockbusters which took the foundations of what guys like Spielberg and Lucas launched in […]
UPDATE: The Schwartz Awakens: “Epic” Spaceballs announcement coming this Friday
Back in February, Mel Brooks revealed that he was keen on making the long-rumoured sequel to Spaceballs – a.k.a. Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money – and now the official Facebook page for the classic comedy is teasing something “epic” for Friday… With Star Wars: The Force Awakens slated for a Christmas release, an […]
