Josh Gad is currently working on Spaceballs 2 in a galaxy very, very, very, very, far away. Gad is one of the co-writers of the Spaceballs sequel. In an interview with Forbes, Gad not only revealed that his Spaceballs 2 draft has been completed but also that it’s already receiving high praise.
“Without MGM taking me into their Culver prison cells, I can tell you that the draft is done,” Gad said. “Everybody who’s read it has been blown away. The process of working on this with and alongside Mel Brooks has been one of the highlights of my career.”
Gad continued: “It was sort of a fever dream that this all happened. Mel has been so unbelievably supportive, involved, and electrified by this because it’s the one that surprisingly got away. It’s a dream to be able to finally make the reality prophesied by Yogurt in the first movie happen. I can’t say more than that. I can’t tell you anything beyond [the] process at this point, but I can tell you every hour of every day right now is spent making this project closer and closer to reality — and I think we’re nearing the end zone here.”
Who is involved with Josh Gad in Spaceballs 2?
Announced in July 2024, Spaceballs 2 stems from Amazon MGM Studios. Gad will star in, write, and produce the Spaceballs sequel. Gad’s co-writers include Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez, the writing duo on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Pokemon Detective Pikachu. Josh Greenbaum (Strays) will direct the sequel.
Mel Brooks, the writer and director of Spaceballs, will produce the sequel, while Kevin Salter will executive produce.
Released in 1987, Spaceballs is a sci-fi parody of popular franchises, including Star Wars, Alien, Star Trek, and Planet of the Apes. It starred Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, and Joan Rivers.
(Source: Forbes)
