Comedy legend and 97-year-old Mel Brooks is producing a “Spaceballs” sequel starring Josh Gad.
Brooks and Gad are producing the movie for Amazon MGM Studios based on a screenplay by Gad and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” writers Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez.
Josh Greenbaum (“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”) will direct.
No other casting information was announced.
“My phone has never exploded as hard as it did today,” Gad captioned an Instagram post about the news. “We are very excited! Early days still, but working with the legendary Mel freaking Brooks to make something worthy of this franchise and his legacy has been a dream come true. … We are doing everything in our power alongside Mel to make sure you get what you’ve waited 37 long years for. EVERYTHING #maytheschwartzbewithyou”
Gad teased his excitement about an upcoming project in another Instagram post several weeks ago.
“Just handed in a film script that I think may be the funniest and best thing I’ve ever worked on and I am so freaking excited,” Gad captioned a photo of a redacted script cover page.