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38 Years Later, An Iconic Sci-Fi Parody Is Bringing Back Its Secret Weapon

Dais Johnston

created: June 13, 2025, 4:12 p.m. | updated: June 18, 2025, 8:59 p.m.

We’re living in a new golden age of film franchises across Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Jurassic Park, and the dozens of other reboots, remakes, legacyquels, and prequels. That’s why it’s so surprising that it’s been a while since we’ve had a decent parody movie. But now, the original franchise parody movie, Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs, is coming back to parody all these decades-after cash-grab sequels by... making a decades-after, cash-grab sequel. Bill Pullman, Mel Brooks, and Rick Moranis are all returning to the Spaceballs universe. Moviestore/ShutterstockBut arguably the biggest coup for this new sequel is Mel Brooks’ return as Yogurt.

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