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Lewis Pullman Didn’t Meet Mel Brooks While Filming Spaceballs 2, But He Did Receive An Amazing Gift From The Comedy Icon

It wasn't Spaceballs the flamethrower.

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Young Frankenstein review – Mel Brooks’s Transylvanian tomfoolery will have you in stitches

The story becomes less and less relevant as this slapstick monster pastiche leads to an irresistible sense of chaos

The Guardian - UK

'It Really Was At Ludicrous Speed.' Josh Gad's Spaceballs 2 Wrap Post Should Have Us Excited For Whatever Happens Now

Whatever happens now is happening now.

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Spaceballs 2 gets major update from Josh Gad

Having only entered principal photography in September, Josh Gad has revealed Spaceballs 2 has finished shooting.

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Backstage chat: Andy Nyman on The Producers musical – 'Mel Brooks' kindness makes it okay'

Andy Nyman is currently having a blast as Max Bialystock in The Producers musical at the Garrick but admits, ‘We have to lock away the swastika flags at night’

Evening Standard

Keanu Reeves hails 'no nonsense' former co-star Gene Hackman

Keanu Reeves has shared his memories of working with Gene Hackman.

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Zach Galifianakis leads cast of Mel Brooks reboot Very Young Frankenstein

The ‘Hangover’ star will be joined by Dolly Wells, Kumail Nanjiani and Cary Elwes

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After Spaceballs 2’s Cast United For A Table Read, Fans Had All The Sweet Rick Moranis Comments

Somehow, Dark Helmet returned.

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The Elephant Man at 45: Looking back at David Lynch's most moving film

As its 45th anniversary approaches, we revisit David Lynch's melancholy classic

Total Film

Rick Moranis is out of retirement for Spaceballs 2, but the big talking point in the cast reveal is this pitch-perfect Star Wars sequels parody

The sequel hasn't even arrived yet and it's already making fun of The Force Awakens

Total Film

'Spaceballs 2' Release Date, Cast, Plot, And More For The Sci-Fi Sequel

Here's everything you need to know as Mel Brooks and company search for more money.

Inverse

Lewis Pullman Had A Heartfelt And Funny Response About Working With Dad Bill Pullman On Spaceballs 2

Double the Pullmans, double the Schwartz.

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The Producers at the Garrick Theatre review: 'At 99, Mel Brooks has the funniest show in London'

5/5 Transferred to the Garrick, Mel Brooks’ classic comedy is not simply hilarious but is exactly what we all need right now

Evening Standard

A Star Wars Alum Is Pitching Themselves For Spaceballs 2, And I Really Hope They Manifest This

From the Force to the Schwartz?

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The Independent UK

Star Wars actor wants to appear in Spaceballs 2

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John Boyega asks for role in Star Wars parody Spaceballs 2

‘ Let me make Spaceballs legit,’ said the star

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John Boyega wants to appear in the sequel to Star Wars parody Spaceballs: "Let me make Spaceballs legit"

Spaceballs 2 is set to be released in 2027 –and John Boyega wants to be in it

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Spaceballs 2’s Writers Shared A Cryptic Message About Which Star Wars Projects They'll Use For Inspiration, And It Left Me With A Theory

The writers dropped some hints, and I can’t help but speculate.

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The Independent UK

Andy Nyman: ‘People worry about getting cancelled – The Producers doesn’t care about any of that’

INTERVIEW: The Leicester-born actor is leading a revival of Mel Brooks’s classic anti-Nazi satire at the Garrick Theatre in London. He speaks to Louis Chilton about breaking taboos, working with Derren Brown, and why he can’t shake the feeling it’s ‘downhill from here’

The Independent UK

Josh Gad backs out of star-studded Jesus Christ Superstar due to Covid

The Hollywood Bowl show, which opens tomorrow, stars Cythia Erivo and Adam Lambert

The Guardian - US

The return of the spoof: can comedy’s silliest subgenre make a comeback?

The Naked Gun returns this weekend hoping to relaunch a long-dormant subgenre with Scary Movie, Spinal Tap and Spaceballs sequels to follow

The Guardian - UK

Turn the parody up to 11: the best spoof movies – ranked!

Ahead of Spın̈al Tap II and the Naked Gun reboot, we count down the best cinematic send-ups, from the Life of Brian and Scary Movie to Clueless and Airplane!

The Independent UK

Mel Brooks, 99, set to bring Young Frankenstein back to life in new TV reboot

Brooks has several reboots and sequels in the works as he approaches his 99th birthday

The Guardian - UK

Mel Brooks turns 99: the comedy icon’s best films – ranked!

Following the announcement of a sequel to Spaceballs, we assess the film-maker’s funniest movies, from the Hitchcock spoof High Anxiety to the impeccable Young Frankenstein

The Independent UK

Spaceballs 2: Son of original star set to join cast for sequel to Star Wars spoof

Bill Pullman played Lone Starr, the spoof’s equivalent of Han Solo, in the 1987 comedy classic

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