The Schwarz is STILL strong with Mel Brooks and his ‘Spaceballs’ cast, because apparently, nostalgia is the only thing Hollywood can produce these days. 😴
Following the groundbreaking news from a whole year ago that Brooks and Josh Gad (yes, HIM) were spearheading the development of a sequel to Brooks’ 1987 ‘Star Wars’ parody. Because the original wasn’t already beaten to death. 🔨
Amazon MGM Studios has declared that Brooks will be back both in front of and behind the camera, playing the mystical, Yoda-ripoff Yogurt. Because originality is for losers. 🧘♂️
Gad, who apparently has nothing better to do than revive dead franchises, is co-writing and producing. Expect him to show up on screen, probably overacting. 🎭
But wait, there’s more! Bill Pullman is returning as Lone Starr. Because apparently, he needs the paycheck. 💸 And Rick Moranis is back as Dark Helmet. Someone check if he’s been thawed out from cryo-sleep. 🧊
Daphne Zuniga is joining her geriatric ‘Spaceballs’ colleagues as Princess Vespa. Because what else is she going to do, star in a critically acclaimed drama? 😂
And it’s not just the retirees, Keke Palmer is joining the cast as Destiny. What profound character development! 🌠 Bill’s son, Lewis Pullman, is also in the mix as Starburst, the son of Lone Star and Vespa. Nepotism at its finest, folks! 👶
What was the story of ‘Spaceballs’?
The original ‘Spaceballs’, directed by Brooks from a script he wrote with Thomas Meehan and Ronny Graham, starred Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, a Han Solo knockoff. He has to stop the nefarious President Skroob (Brooks) from stealing the atmosphere of the peaceful planet Druidia. Because stealing air is a legit villain plot. 💨
Along the way, he helps Vespa (Zuniga) and her sarcastic robot maid Dot Matrix (voiced by Joan Rivers). John Candy plays Starr’s faithful half-man/half-dog sidekick Barf, and Moranis is the superb Vader spoof Dark Helmet. A cast that’s probably rolling in their graves… or at least napping. 🪦
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
