June 12 (UPI) -- Filmmaker and actor Mel Brooks and actor-writer Josh Gad officially announced that a sequel to the 1987 Star Wars spoof Spaceballs is officially in the works.
"After 40 years, we asked, 'What do the fans want?'" Brooks said in a video released on social media Thursday. "But, instead, we're making this movie. May the Schwartz be with you."
The words, "The Schwartz awakens in 2027," then appeared across the screen.
I told you we'd be back pic.twitter.com/RnoklPqBX6— Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) June 12, 2025
"I was that child who saw Spaceballs before I ever saw Star Wars and then wondered why anyone would do a dramatic remake of the Mel Brooks classic," Gad wrote in a separate post.
