Spaceballs Sequel Unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con 2026

A panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 presented new details on the upcoming sequel Spaceballs: The New One. The session, moderated by Kevin Smith, included director Josh Greenbaum, writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, co‑writer and star Josh Gad, original cast members Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, as well as newcomers Keke Palmer and Lewis Pullman. Highlights featured Moranis’s first Comic‑Con appearance, a standing‑ovation, and his jokes about retirement, while Mel Brooks was noted for his hands‑on role in script development and creative discussions.

The panel also revealed how the film will use Wētā Digital and Industrial Light & Magic to recreate Brooks’s character Yogurt via performance‑capture technology. Gad explained that the sequel originated from his daughter’s request to watch a “part two” of the 1987 parody, leading him to pitch the idea to Brooks in 2022. The presentation mocked modern franchise strategies, displaying a fictitious roadmap of future Spaceballs phases that parody the MCU and Star Wars expansions.