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Spaceballs 2 Wraps Filming: Josh Gad Shares Production Update

2025-12-02 04:40
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Spaceballs 2 Wraps Filming: Josh Gad Shares Production Update

Spaceballs 2 star, co-writer, and producer Josh Gad provides a major production update for the sequel to Mel Brooks' beloved 1987 comedy movie.

Spaceballs 2 Gets Major Production Update After Traveling At Ludicrous Speed Daphne Zugina beside Bill Pullman on the phone in Spaceballs Daphne Zugina beside Bill Pullman on the phone in SpaceballsCredit: MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection 4 By  Matthew Rudoy Published 22 minutes ago Matthew Rudoy is one of ScreenRant's Movie & TV News Editors. He covers the latest in movie & TV news, with a focus on major franchises like Star Wars, The Boys, and Game of Thrones. He wrote lists for ScreenRant from 2017-2022, became a news writer in 2023, a senior staff writer in 2024, and an editor in 2025.  Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

Spaceballs 2 gets a major production update from Josh Gad. He is a co-writer, producer, and one of the stars of the long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks' 1987 Spaceballs movie.

On Facebook, Gad confirmed that Spaceballs 2 has wrapped filming. He makes reference to the first film, saying "It really was Ludicrous speed" as he reflects on the creative process and this important milestone. Check out the post below:

Gad reflects on how he contacted Brooks three years earlier about the project and was stunned that the acclaimed filmmaker agreed to it. Brooks returned to produce and star in the film, with the director having played Yogurt and President Skroob in the first installment.

Josh Greenbaum directs the sequel, with Gad calling him "one of the greatest directors I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing." He also thanks the entire crew, the other co-writers, Amazon MGM Studios, and the rest of Spaceballs 2's cast.

Returning alongside Brooks in the sequel are Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Rick Moranis, and George Wyner. They reprise their original role, with Pullman as Lone Starr, Zuniga as Queen Vespa, Moranis as Dark Helmet, and Wyner as Colonel Sandurz. Since Rick Moranis stopped acting in movies decades ago, his return is particularly momentous.

Newcomers who joined the cast with Gad and who he mentions in the post include Keke Palmer, Anthony Carrigan, and Bill Pullman's son, Lewis Pullman. Fittingly, the younger Pullman will play Starburst, the son of Lone Starr and Queen Vespa in the sequel.

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