We’ve heard that Spaceballs 2, a sequel to the fan-favorite Mel Brooks Star Wars/sci-fi spoof, was coming for a little bit now, and my reaction to it was pretty much, “OK, I loved the original, so I’ll give it a try.” The track record for comedy sequels that have big gaps between their original release has been spotty (i.e., Coming 2 America), so I didn’t want to get my expectations too high.
That all changed when the official announcement trailer for Spaceballs 2 hit the internet on June 12. After watching the almost two-minute teaser, one joke hit my funny bone just right that I’m now more confident than ever that Brooks, who is coming back to play his iconic character Yogurt for the sequel, and the other creatives involved are poised to make a hilariously worthy successor to Spaceballs.
