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[bitbydeath]

Ludicrous speed!

The film was first teased by actor/writer/producer Josh Gad with a cryptic Instagram post a few weeks ago.

In that post he teased he had: “just handed in a film script that I think may be the funniest and best thing I’ve ever worked on and I am so freaking excited”.

Gad will direct the film from a script he co-wrote with “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Mutant Mayhem” scribes Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez.

Gad and Brooks himself will produce and Gad is attached to play a role in the movie. Plot specifics of the new take are under wraps.

"Spaceballs 2" In Works At Amazon MGM - Dark Horizons

A sequel to Mel Brooks’ iconic 1987 “Star Wars” parody film “Spaceballs” is in early development at Amazon MGM Studios. New details on the project have emerged via The Insneider, and subsequently confirmed by THR. The film was first teased by actor/writer/producer Josh Gad with a cryptic...

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[Dr. Claus]

FFS, stop trying to kill our childhoods.

 

[TransTrender]

This will never be funny in the current timeline.

 

[*Nightwing]

 

[TintoConCasera]

Good luck, can't beat "comb the desert".

 

[JayK47]

Dang. Mel Brooks is 97. Doesn't sound like he is involved in this. So will this movie make fun of star wars? Lot's of source material these days.

 

[Meicyn]

”Somehow, Dark Helmet returned.”

Bring back Rick Moranis and I’ll consider it.

 

[bitbydeath]

Hopefully they keep the subtitle:

 

[Revolutionary]

 

[badblue]

 

[Billbofet]

What is the point when Star Wars is already a parody of itself?!

 

[AGRacing]

This is going to have a “Zohan” like theme.

 

[newtypepilot]

what's the point? it's gonna be completely soulless because any funny joke will just get removed due to not wanting to upset the snowflakes nutjubs.

It's why we won't see movies like tropic thunder, airplanes!, and blazing saddles being made today.

 

[Rentahamster]

Those motherfuckers better call it "The Search for More Money".

 

[AJUMP23]

Josh gad. Hard pass. No thanks. Nope. I’m out. Bleh.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Good luck, can't beat "comb the desert".

Unless they get Tim Russ to come back and say it but this time donnig his Vulcan ears.

 

[jason10mm]

Damn, wasn't there a History of the World pt2 out recently? Was it any good?

Anyway, it could be a SAVAGE take down of star wars, though Spaceballs was really a more kind hearted elbow to the ribs approach than a South park style.

Cautiously optimistic, though all the cool cast are dead or ultra reclusive

 

[DeepEnigma]

Calling it now. Trash.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Calling it now, worse than Trash.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Calling it now, worse than Trash.

The Search for More Trash

 

[diffusionx]

Star Wars is beyond parody at this point

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

I think I'll beat the shit out of the small part of me that thinks there's a possibility this could be good.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

This is the first time I've heard of this. I saw, Mel in a somewhat recent interview and he looked like he could run the country, at 97!
If he isn't involved than neither am I. I swear, I didn't want to come off like Old Man, but here we are. Ruining my childhood, all the classics, etc.

Netflix involved means there is a 95% chance it will be a concentrated form of shit, unlike any other. 5% chance it could turn out great...

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I find it hard to believe in 2024 they can make this even remotely funny. Anything funny will be rejected by the woke consultants

Like, imagine trying to release a movie with this scene in 2024

 

[Dacvak]

Dang. Mel Brooks is 97. Doesn't sound like he is involved in this. So will this movie make fun of star wars? Lot's of source material these days.

I hope the movie is completely littered with lens flare.

 

[bitbydeath]

Damn, wasn't there a History of the World pt2 out recently? Was it any good?

Anyway, it could be a SAVAGE take down of star wars, though Spaceballs was really a more kind hearted elbow to the ribs approach than a South park style.

Cautiously optimistic, though all the cool cast are dead or ultra reclusive

It was awful.

 

[Rentahamster]

Calling it now.

Hello? This is dog.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Hello? This is dog.

DeepEnigma We Summon you.

 

[Setzer]

No thanks. Josh Gad is a clown.

 

[clarky]

Anything without John Candy is instantly x100 times worse. I predict this will be shit.

This will be up there with the Naked Gun remake with Liam Neeson.

 

[Dr. Claus]

I find it hard to believe in 2024 they can make this even remotely funny. Anything funny will be rejected by the woke consultants

Like, imagine trying to release a movie with this scene in 2024

You sadly can’t. We live in an age where doing the universal OK Hand gesture is considered “dog whistling for the far right” and saying “retard” is as bad a slur as the N word.

We live in topsy turvy times because a bunch of mentally deranged cunts got into positions of power.

 

[Fake]

Who knows, maybe if the current Star Wars are a parody maybe in the same way Spaceballs 2 will be the real Star Wars.

 

[Ristifer]

Who knows, maybe if the current Star Wars are a parody maybe in the same way Spaceballs 2 will be the real Star Wars.

Inception?

 

[ThatStupidLion]

josh gad inserts himself as Puke, son of Barf.

 

[Soodanim]

Potentially controversial opinion:
Spaceballs is boring and didn't even finish it.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Potentially controversial opinion:
Spaceballs is boring and didn't even finish it.

You're free to have an opinion, just know that it's wrong AF mate.

 

[FunkMiller]

Yeah… I can just see Amazon doing a good job at poking fun at Disney’s output.

They’re so different…

 

[Badlucktroll]

I bet Bill Pullman will have a role like harrison ford in force awakens

 

[winjer]

The movie industry is probably at it's worst ever. I don't remember a period of such it being so creatively bankrupt.
FFS, all we are betting are remakes, reboots, sequels to old movies and super hero crap.

 

[Boss Mog]

FFS, stop trying to kill our childhoods.

They are not going to stop because it's deliberate.

 

[Kenpachii]

Let the south park creators write the script.

 

[Punished Miku]

This will never be funny in the current timeline.

It actually could be hilarious if they really took the gloves off. I can't think of anything more ripe for parody than current Star Wars.

 

[jason10mm]

It actually could be hilarious if they really took the gloves off. I can't think of anything more ripe for parody than current Star Wars.

I'm worried it will be a serious take on the goofy world of spaceballs. Not serious in tone, but it will only look at spaceballs and try to make it into a cohesive narrative and riff off that.

Plus Spaceballs really only worked because, at the time, Star Wars was HUGELY popular. But now the glow has definitely faded, so would anyone care to see a silly spoof of it?

Be better off doing a spoof of Harry Potter or something, that at least still has a rabidly loyal fanbase.

 

[Punished Miku]

Plus Spaceballs really only worked because, at the time, Star Wars was HUGELY popular. But now the glow has definitely faded, so would anyone care to see a silly spoof of it?

Be better off doing a spoof of Harry Potter or something, that at least still has a rabidly loyal fanbase.

Yeah, that's true. Comedy is just tough. Probably will be like a much lesser version of Scary Movie or something. Even if they make fun of woke Star Wars, it's kind of a bit too on the nose really.

 

[Chuck Berry]

This will never be funny in the current timeline.

It was never funny in 1987 either

Spaceballs sucks. It was the beginning of the end of Brooks films

 

[Rival]

The silver lining to this is that there’s no way it could be as bad as actual Star Wars at this point.

 

[Dr. Claus]

The silver lining to this is that there’s no way it could be as bad as actual Star Wars at this point.

Oh it could. They could make a comedy movie where they just shit on fans and the fan base for 2 hours while ruining every character.

 

[Audiophile]

Oh it could. They could make a comedy movie where they just shit on fans and the fan base for 2 hours while ruining every character.

That could be some 4D chess level meta..

 

[xrnzaaas]

Good luck making a dirty parody movie in an environment where you desperately don't want to offend anyone, living in fear of being cancelled. Even if you're very old like Mel Brooks.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Potentially controversial opinion:
Spaceballs is boring and didn't even finish it.

I don't know when you first saw it but you have to have seen it as a kid. I noticed it doesn't hold up as good as it used to when I was younger when I used to see in a theater about a half dozen times.