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. Gone are the days of Scary Movie, Not Another Teen Movie, and Airplane! Instead, parodies are limited to TikTok clips and episodes of Robot Chicken and Family Guy.
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. But recent casting updates surrounding the movie reveal it’s not just parodying all of these franchise revivals — it might be doing a better job than any of them. Check out the announcement video below, which pokes fun at Hollywood’s franchise obsession.
