"We asked 'What do the fans want?' And instead, we're making this movie," the comedy legend said.

The actor-writer-director, who will turn 99 this month, is set to return for an in-development follow-up to his 1987 spoof comedy

Mel Brooks and Josh Gad officially announced that a sequel to the 1987 "Star Wars" spoof "Spaceballs" is officially in the works.

"We asked 'What do the fans want?' And instead, we're making this movie," the comedy legend said.

Legendary Mel Brooks is set to reprise his role as Yoda-esque Yogurt in a new \