SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rick Moranis says he finally has an answer for all of the times that “Spaceballs” fans have stopped him to ask, “When are you guys going to finally make a sequel to that thing?”Fans at Comic-Con International were ecstatic with his response Friday. A crowd at the expo’s massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood — joined a panel to promote his return as Dark Helmet in “Spaceballs: The New One,” the long-awaited sequel to the 1987 cult classic.When his name was first announced, Moranis hid in the crowd under his character’s extra large helmet as soldiers from the film used an oversized comb to search for the actor. “This came along at the right time,” said Moranis of the film, set for release next April. “It just felt like this is it. … It is the best decision I ever made. It’s like family to me.”
Moranis and Daphne Zuniga were joined on stage by director Josh Greenbaum, writer and actor Josh Gad, writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, along with new cast members Keke Palmer and Lewis Pullman. Pullman and Palmer’s character descriptions have not been revealed.“It was so funny that I kept being like, ‘Oh my God! Can you believe they said that?’” said Palmer about first reading the script.
