So a sequel of a classic 80s movie, made 40 years later. Is there any chance whatsoever its going to be any good?
Spaceballs 2 in the works with Josh Gad starring, Mel Brooks producing
Submitted 10 months ago by UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk to movies@lemm.ee
https://www.joblo.com/spaceballs-2-josh-gad/
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Kaboom@reddthat.com 10 months ago
CannedTuna@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
As long as they keep the title Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money I’ll be happy. I mean may as well be honest and upfront about it.
cowfodder@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 10 months ago
“Moychandising!”
Pavidus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Normally I would say no. However, with Mel Brooks producing, I will hold out hope!
Bahnd@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I was unimpressed with Hulu doing a show for “History of the world Part 2”…
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 10 months ago
With lowered expectations, definitely.
Mel Brooks has a good handle on what is funny.
jonsnothere@beehaw.org 10 months ago
Not for a couple of decades he hasn’t, see Spaceballs the series or crazy history of the world part 2
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
With Mel Brooks himself producing, there is any chance whatsoever. He’s almost old enough to run for senate so I don’t know how active he’s going to be, and, well…he’s got a 20th century sense of humor.
I mean yeah yeah Blazing Saddles has a lot of racism in it because the thesis statement is “This is what racism looks like. It’s pretty dumb, huh?” But go watch History of the World Part 1 again. It’s funny but you’ll involuntarily say “holy shit” a few times.
Spaceballs specifically…it was largely a parody of the first two Star Wars movies. It came out after Return of the Jedi but I’m struggling to think of anything referenced from that movie. And Star Wars was a PHENOMENON in the 80’s, it had the culture’s attention. Star Wars is of waning popularity right now because Disney ran the wheels off of it. Do you attempt to pick up where Spaceballs left off, or do you attempt to parody modern Star Wars?
And, is Hollywood at large capable of making a comedy movie anymore? They haven’t done it in 25 years since the release of Galaxy Quest. Can modern actors deliver an actual goddamn joke that isn’t just a pop culture reference?
AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Some legacy sequels have turned out alright, so it’s not impossible. I just have to hope that Mel wouldn’t do it unless it was worth doing, he’s got a pretty good track record.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 10 months ago
30% maybe?
I’ve seen a few good sequel/remakes of classic, but the success rate is pretty low.
I think a parody concert like this is going to be extra tough.
FrenchToast_OverLord@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I always joked with my brother that they should make Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money
Gerudo@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Rick Moranis please.
Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No no no no no, you leave this property alone.
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 10 months ago
We don’t need a spaceballs 2. Star Wars is already a parody of itself.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 months ago
And if that’s not bad enough, there’s the Zack Snyder knock-off that Netflix keeps waving in my face like a cat’s arse.
I watched the first one, Netflix. You don’t get to fool me twice.
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I gave that a chance since I feel like people seem to be a bit unfair to Snyder but yeah it was so fucking boring and just copying Warhammer, Star Wars, Firefly, a couple other scifi serieseseses.
Default_Defect@midwest.social 10 months ago
What if it ends up being the star wars people want, like in inverse parody?
I doubt it will even be good, but one can hope.
accideath@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Happened with Star Trek. In 2017, Seth McFarlane created The Orville. A Sci-Fi comedy/satire, that many Treckies claimed felt more like Star Trek than Star Trek at the time.
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
We can’t have Spaceballs 2 yet, we haven’t seen Spaceballs 3: The Search For Spaceballs 2
Num10ck@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Mel Brooks is 97 years old.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Holy shit, he really is 😐
TastyWheat@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And his son wrote World War Z. Talented family!
LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 10 months ago
The Search for More Money
TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I am torn because I am equally sick of remakes and reboots and excited for a Josh Gad and Mel Brooks collaboration.
itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
If Rick Moranis is in, then I’m in.
DokPsy@infosec.pub 10 months ago
I will accept him in one of two roles: the Schwartz Ghost of Dark Helmet or Crayola Wren, the plucky and colorful yet angsty child of Lone Star and Princess Vespa who idolizes Dark Helmet.
Crayola Wren draws pictures of Dark Helmet in whatever the current equivalent to a Lisa Frank notebook is.
Brickardo@feddit.nl 10 months ago
Finally! “The search for more money”!
ElderberryLow@programming.dev 10 months ago
I want this to be good. But I don’t know if it will be good.
MeatPilot@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m still waiting for “JEWS IN SPACE!”
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 10 months ago
it was on Hulu.
probableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Spaceballs has finally become what it aimed to poke fun at. Anyways, can’t wait for The Search for More Money!
dumples@midwest.social 10 months ago
As long as it’s called Spaceballs 2 the search for more money.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 months ago
I do not know who the fuck Josh Gad is, and a quick look at his IMDB page has not set my expectations stunningly high.
dumples@midwest.social 10 months ago
He’s really more of a theater guy than movies. But he’s hilarious
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 10 months ago
All I know about him is he ruined a series the Bob’s Burgers people tried to make, because his whole “comedy” genre is “singing”… And it’s npt funny, just feels wedged in.
bitchkat@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m probably wrong but wasn’t he Eli on Star Gate Universe?
BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Maybe it will be just as good as the star wars prequels and sequels
BroBot9000@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Art is dead and no property is above being frankensteined to milk more money from.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Especially not spaceballs
OsaErisXero@kbin.run 10 months ago
They literally made the joke in the first movie. I think the only thing anyone is really surprised about it that it took so long.
zourn@lemmy.world 10 months ago
*Young Frankensteined
Emperor@feddit.uk 10 months ago
I’d quite like a piss-take if the prequels, then one of the sequels. Although, quite a lot of the Sequel Trilogy took the piss anyway.
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
TIL Mel Brooks isn’t dead.
petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
No way. :o
I was so confused.
Fridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Please no…
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Josh Gad’s genre seems to be Disney, and ruining anything he’s in that falls too far outside of that genre.
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
They could make a Mel Brooks movie today!
jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m going to sound like a Mel Brooks commentary track for a second:
John Candy as Barg - Such a lovely man, shame he’s dead.
John Hurt from Alien - Wonderful actor, he’s dead.
Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix - Shame she’s dead.
Dom DeLuise as the voice of Pizza the Hutt - I loved that man, he’s dead.
Dick Van Patten as King Roland - He’s dead.
Ronny Graham as the minister - And he’s dead.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 months ago
Spaceballs 2: Rise of the Space Zombies
stembolts@programming.dev 10 months ago
And if we are lucky we’ll all each reach a point in our lives where most everyone we ever knew is dead and we’re there just… hanging on.
Sometimes I think about the perspective of my 80 year old neighbors. Every day could be their last. I suppose the world would be a better place if everyone of all ages realized how fragile and fleeting this life is.
cytokine0724@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Thank god I just skimmed.
Brosplosion@lemm.ee 10 months ago
My grandma is 101 now and it’s crazy the life she must be living. All her friends are dead. Her husband died 45yrs ago. Her siblings are all dead. She’s essentially outlived any peer she’s ever had, which is depressing to think about
What I’m trying to say is, depends on what you consider lucky
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Not if I die first.
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Mel Brooks: “…but I’m not dead!”
sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
Mel Brooks himself:
Some fucking how, not dead.