Mel Brooks, who turns 99 this June, is planning to reprise his role as Yogurt in a long-awaited sequel to his 1987 Star Wars parody film Spaceballs. In a new teaser clip posted Thursday, after an elaborate joke using the classic Star Wars scroll that mocks how many sequels there have been in that and other sci-fi franchises in the 38 years since the first Spaceballs premiered, Brooks himself appears on screen to share the big news. “After 40 years, we asked, what do the fans want?” he says. “But instead, we’re making this movie.” According to Amazon MGM Studios, which is producing the film, the Spaceballs sequel will be released in theaters in 2027, the year Brooks turns 101. Original stars Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis are expected to return for the new film (while John Candy, who played the Chewbacca stand-in Barf passed away not long after its release). Keke Palmer will also reportedly play a new role in the film, which will be directed by Josh Greenbaum with a script by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad.
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