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Mel Brooks Says 'Spaceballs' Sequel In The Works

Posted by timothy on from the from-suck-to-blow dept.

BlueDino writes "Several news sites are reporting that Mel Brooks will release a sequel to Spaceballs. As far as a release date, Brooks says, 'Best case scenario: a week before the new Star Wars opens. Worst Case Scenario: a year after the new star wars opens.'"

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  1. We knew this.. by xTK-421x · · Score: 5, Funny

    This shouldn't be news to anyone, they already told us it was coming.

    LONE STARR: Thanks. Well, we'd better get going. I wonder, we will we ever see each other again.

    YOGURT: Who knows. God willing we'll all meet again in Spaceballs II: The Search for More Money.

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    1. Re:We knew this.. by Wind_Walker · · Score: 5, Funny
      In an interview with Mel Brooks a while ago (on the order of years) he stated that he would not name a Spaceballs sequel "Spaceballs II", but would instead name it:

      "Spaceballs III: The Search for Spaceballs II"

    2. Re:We knew this.. by The_K4 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well he DID give you Drews in space.

      "Funny, she doesn't look Drewish."

    3. Re:We knew this.. by DarkHelmet · · Score: 5, Funny

      YESS!!!!! I knew this slashdot username would come in handy one day!

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    4. Re:We knew this.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      On behalf of Mel Brooks and his lawyers, we respectfully request that you to cease and desist from using that name. Failure to comply will result in your being "detained" indefinitely in Git'mo.

      You have been warned!

      We are serious!

      Seriously!

    5. Re:We knew this.. by Short+Circuit · · Score: 2, Funny

      Good idea...we can learn more about about Lone Starr's father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate!

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  2. Damn by Bai+jie · · Score: 2, Funny

    There goes the neighborhood.

    1. Re:Damn by microTodd · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, the line is:

      Oh shit, there goes the planet. *slowly shakes head*

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  3. sooo, ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    we will have a pair of Spaceballs now?...

  4. Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lonestar shoots first!

    1. Re:Obligatory by eegad · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's funny! Seriously, though, it would be awesome if Mel somehow managed to really stick it to Lucas for all this editing garbage. He might even be able to make it a major plot element. They might have some kind of time machine where they go back to change something that happened in the past but then argue about it later.

      "You idiot! You shot him before he fired at you!"

      "No, that's the way I meant to do it!"

  5. May the schwartz be with you! by plover · · Score: 5, Funny
    Please let there be lots of killing of the ewok things... please o please... and a JarJar. He's gotta kill a lot of JarJars!!

    Could be the Greatest Movie Ever!

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    1. Re:May the schwartz be with you! by beacher · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't forget the evil marketing droid army!

  6. /.'ing Those News Sites by BRock97 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My God, they've gone to plaid!

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    1. Re:/.'ing Those News Sites by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, plaid is what happens when you go fast. The news sites have gone paisley.

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  7. Re:Well we all know the title by semifamous · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, no no.

    That was just kidding.

    This will be "Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2"

  8. Good is dumb by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 4, Funny

    And Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.

  9. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  10. Huh? by WPIDalamar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought episodes 1 & 2 were already parodys of the star wars universe.

  11. History of the World Part 2 by ari_j · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm still waiting to SEE!!!...Jews in space!

    1. Re:History of the World Part 2 by Jacco+de+Leeuw · · Score: 4, Funny

      Obligatory Simpsons quote:

      "You mean Mel Brooks is Jewish??!"

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    2. Re:History of the World Part 2 by Nemith · · Score: 3, Funny

      Funny.... he doesn't look druish.

  12. What would be hilarious... by ticklemeozmo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is they watch a scene from the original Spaceballs (from Mr. Rental, of course) and during the scene where Vespa picks up the gun, she shoots firsT. ;)

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  13. Re:How about History Of The World Part 2? by glowimperial · · Score: 2, Funny

    Jews in Space!

  14. Re:How about History Of The World Part 2? by MustardMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jewsssss Innnn Sppaaaaaaccceeeeeee

  15. How about a prequel? by raider_red · · Score: 4, Funny

    He could make a prequel that really sucks, but in a funny way.

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  16. Another classic down the blackhole...Al Gore. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Well, we don't know that yet, do we? Expect the worst, but hope for the best..."

    The motto for the upcoming November elections.

  17. Shit... by TheWickedKingJeremy · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... there goes the planet.

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  18. Re:Another classic down the blackhole... by SlashdotLemming · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yet another classic ruined by an unnecessary sequel.

    They didn't even make the movie yet and you're already pissing on it.

    Honestly, I hope it blows, and I hope Brooks makes a ton of money, and I hope he makes a third which blows even more, and I want Lucas and Brooks to make a Seinfeldesque bizarro world Christmas special featuring Anakin and Dark Helmet and all their friends that look alike, and I want Kenner to release the special edition "Ruining geek childhood memories" action figure line. I just like seeing all you cranks bitch and moan over pointless things that you have no control over. It's great that you take this all so personally.

  19. SPACE BALLS I REMASTERED DVD! by Anubis333 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amazon has a new remastered Spaceballs DVD soon to be released. Aparently it has a lot of new scenes, here's a blurb from Mel Brooks:

    "When we created the original SpaceBalls, we really didn't have enough money or the ability to fulfill my full artistic vision, but thanks to the dawn of computer graphics, the remastered SpaceBalls I DVD will finally allow the public to see my full, unhindered, artistic vision."

    New features include:
    - A CG sidekick Jin Dar Jinx, who beguiles audiences with his slapstick 'off-the-hook' hijinx!
    - A 2 hour space battle.
    - Set extensions created with 3D computer graphics modeled after miniature sets, which were used as matte backdrops in the original film!
    - Computer Generated spacecraft copies of original model spacecraft, now allowing for motion blur!
    - New, more realistic, contemporary, engine sounds for galatic space ships.

    1. Re:SPACE BALLS I REMASTERED DVD! by edrams · · Score: 2, Funny

      I really looked on Amazon. I feel like such a 11@m@.

  20. Re:Comb the desert, do you hear me... by s_mencer · · Score: 4, Funny

    We aint found SHIT!

  21. Sound Effects Guy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This movie will fail without that black dude that makes all the sound effects. That guy was the coolest back in the 80s...

    Best scene in the film:

    Lone Star: Not if we jam em

    [Cut scene of Jam hurtling through space hitting a radar]

    Officer:We've been ......... jammed!
    Dark Helmet: Raspberry... nobody give me the Raspberry except.. LONE STAR.

  22. And reprising role as the 'bitchy' robot by grunt107 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Joan Rivers - who now only needs gold paint to resemble the original.

  23. CGI Madness by Slendro · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope that Brooks pokes a little fun at Lucas
    by showing a scene from the first Spaceballs with
    tons of excessive CGI characters inserted...

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  24. Re:Jon Candy is dead... by somethinghollow · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll get John Belushi. Oh, wait. No...

    They'll get Chris Farley. Ah, damn. Not again...

    Maybe that guy from Mad TV?

  25. Mod as... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    +1 Bitter Bastard... :)

  26. Re:Haha finally! by imsabbel · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it will be spaceballs 1.
    THe current one will be renamed "spaceballs it was always episode 4"

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  27. Re:Great Idea by maw · · Score: 2, Funny
    Adding young barf, lonestars father. (Could be darth helmet)

    No no no no no no. It should be his father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.

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  28. What would be really funny... by ReadbackMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is if it makes more money than the Star Wars movie released around the same time.. funny because of the title, and well, because the new movies suck and I hope someone gets punished for the sucking.

  29. Not a sequel. by theendlessnow · · Score: 3, Funny
    It's just a re-release with some updated cgi that helps ease the relationship between it and Blazing Saddles. The emperor is added and will be played by Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr.

    There are some other changes that will happen when B.S. is re-released as well involving the saloon scene which will have some cgi work as well to make it more catina-like.

  30. There's been a new breakthrough in... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...home-video marketing.

    Instant DVDs - They're out in stores before the
    movie is finished.

    So let's all rent it now! :)

  31. Spaceballs: Episode -1 by hollismb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, it has to be a prequel, about how Rick Moranis becomes Darth Helmet, possibly revealing more backstory about his father's sister's uncle's brother's cousin's roomate.

  32. Re:Another classic down the blackhole... by Nexzus · · Score: 5, Funny
    They didn't even make the movie yet and you're already pissing on it.

    Must be that instant cassette feature.

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  33. Sequel? by sadiklis · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hope thats a mistake, because i'm loking forward to see a prequel.

    And i hope the movie will leverage Star Wars Kid documentaries.

  34. Awww, forget the sequel... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's see the special edition re-release of the original.

    Maybe John Candy will shoot first in this one.

  35. Re:Another classic down the blackhole... by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny
    Honestly, I hope it blows, and I hope Brooks makes a ton of money, and I hope he makes a third which blows even more,
    Remember:
    Lonestar: "we're not doing it for the money, Barf"
    Barf: "We're not?"
    Lonestar: "No, we're doing it for a SHITLOAD of money!"
    Gotta love it :-)
  36. Re:Haha finally! by Gudlyf · · Score: 4, Funny

    BAH! They need to star this kid as young Dark Helmet!

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  37. As long as I can get Spaceballs II the T-shirt... by Rooked_One · · Score: 2, Funny

    i'll be happy... Also, It would be a shame if pizza the hut didn't get .... excrimented by himself - because after all, he did eat himself to death.

  38. Real Worst Case Scenario by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Worst case scenario: The movie comes out at all.

  39. Re:If he's good it won't be the Search for More Mo by jrod2027 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Personally I can't wait for the double secret special edition to come out on DVD. I hear Mel has changed it to suck rather than just blow!

  40. Re:goody by mstra · · Score: 2, Funny
    Then this post isn't a reply to your reply that replied to my reply to your non-reply.

    Glad we got that squared away.

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  41. Sweet! But... by Rich+Klein · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is definitely a movie I'll want to see, but I'd like to see History of the World: Part II even more. It's good to be the king!

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  42. Re:...Let me guess..... by gadget+junkie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your most-used password is: 1-2-3-4-5, right?

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  43. Before the movie by Lord+Kano · · Score: 1, Funny

    How about releasing "Spaceballs The Flamethrower"?

    Everytime I go to the mall and ask if it's available yet, they call security on me.

    LK

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  44. Re:goody by pi_rules · · Score: 5, Funny
    Newsflash buddy, there's a LOT of people out there who loved Men in Tights.

    In the future you may want to slide the words "the movie" in there somewhere.