'Spaceballs 2' has an official title. Everything we know so far about 'The New One'

It turns retired the “Spaceballs” sequel won’t beryllium called “Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money” aft all.

Mel Brooks beamed into Amazon MGM Studios’ CinemaCon presumption to acceptable the grounds consecutive via a pre-taped video Wednesday. The follow-up to his 1987 movie acceptable successful a postulation very, very, very, precise acold distant is really titled “Spaceballs: The New One.”

“After each these years, I recovered the money,” the drama icon explains arsenic helium waves toward a duffel container overflowing with “Spaceballs” money. “But everyplace I spell radical say, ‘Mel, Mel, where’s the caller “Spaceballs”? When are you going to marque the caller “Spaceballs”? When are you going to marque the caller one?’”

“Well, we did it, and the rubric is ‘Spaceballs: The New One,’” Brooks continues. “It’s conscionable similar the aged one, but it’s newer.”

While details astir “The New One’s” communicative stay nether wraps, the workplace did connection attendees a glimpse of the movie with a caller trailer that pokes amusive astatine the existent authorities of the industry. A voice-over declares Hollywood studios are “merging willy-nilly” arsenic images of the Paramount and Warner Bros. signs appeared connected surface — earlier noting that the merger betwixt Amazon and MGM Studios is what led to “Spaceballs 2.”

Dark Helmet’s look appears to beryllium updated for the times, arsenic his disguise resembles that worn by the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy’s Dark Side warrior Kylo Ren. The trailer besides included footage of lightsaber (or Schwartz ring) fights arsenic good a motion to the “Avatar” franchise, with Dark Helmet crossing paths with a Na’vi successful the restroom.

“Spaceballs: The New One” is slated to deed theaters April 23, 2027. Here’s everything we cognize astir the sequel truthful far.

What is “Spaceballs: The New One” about?

According to Amazon MGM’s property release, the film’s communicative details “are being kept nether lock, cardinal and an industrial-strength Schwartz shield.”

Who is successful the movie?

Original “Spaceballs” formed members Rick Moranis (Lord Dark Helmet), George Wyner (Colonel Sandurz), Daphne Zuniga (formerly Princess, present Queen Vespa), Bill Pullman (Lone Starr) and Mel Brooks (Yogurt) are confirmed to instrumentality for “The New One.” This marks Moranis’ archetypal onscreen movie relation since taking a hiatus successful 1997.

Newcomers see Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan playing caller characters who’ve yet to beryllium revealed.

Who are the filmmakers?

“The New One” is directed by Josh Greenbaum (“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Will & Harper”) from a publication written by Josh Gad, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit (based connected characters created by Brooks, Thomas Meehan and Ronny Graham).

Brooks is among the producers of “The New One,” which besides includes Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody arsenic good arsenic Gad, Greenbaum and Kevin Salter. Executive producers see Adam Merims, Samit and Hernandez.

Time unit writer Samantha Masunaga contributed to this report.