Mel Brooks has announced his personal involvement in a sequel to his Star Wars spoof, Spaceballs. The 98-year-old comedy legend co-wrote, produced and directed the original 1987 satire.

Spaceballs 2 will feature original cast & humor; nostalgic fans expect Star Wars parody to continue. Sequel's title should pay off 30-year-old joke by reflecting Hollywood's nostalgia trend.

Mel Brooks portrayed Yogurt — a parody of the 'Star Wars' character Yoda — in his 1987 spoof 'Spaceballs,' which he is making a sequel to with Josh Gad ...

The studio made the announcement on June 12. Brooks, who directed and starred in the original 1987 “Star Wars” and sci-fi genre parody, will also be a producer.

A Teaser Trailer for ‘Spaceballs 2’ Was Released Brooks shared a teaser for Spaceballs 2 on X, which featured a Star Wars -style black background with blue lettering, on June 12, 2025.

Well, Brooks and an amusingly-lengthy parody of the "Star Wars" opening crawl pointing out a litany of franchises that have churned out movies and TV shows since the first "Spaceballs." ...

His 1987 parody of "Star Wars" entitled "Spaceballs" is almost empirically dumb, but it's also very funny. In that movie, Brooks plays a Yoda parody named - again, with wonderful dumbness - Yogurt.

Brooks, who turns 99 in just a matter of days, will pull double duty as a producer of the movie and return as his beloved character, Yogurt - a parody of the "Star Wars" character Yoda.

Brooks, who turns 99 in just a matter of days, will pull double duty as a producer of the movie and return as his beloved character, Yogurt - a parody of the "Star Wars" character Yoda.

Brooks, who turns 99 in just a matter of days, will pull double duty as a producer of the movie and return as his beloved character, Yogurt - a parody of the "Star Wars" character Yoda.

Brooks, who turns 99 in just a matter of days, will pull double duty as a producer of the movie and return as his beloved character, Yogurt - a parody of the "Star Wars" character Yoda.