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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mel Brooks wants to make Spaceballs 2
It’s been close to thirty years since the release of Spaceballs, so surely the chances of Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money becoming a reality has passed, right? Well, perhaps not, as Mel Brooks has been speaking to Adam Carolla on the Take a Knee podcast, and it seems he’s not given up hope […]