When does Spaceballs: The New One open? April 23, 2027 — Greenbaum; Brooks/Moranis return; Lewis Pullman=Starburst; official title ≠ Search for More Money.
Current target date: Friday, April 23, 2027 (Theatrical premiere). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
Spaceballs: The New One opens Apr 23, 2027 (Amazon MGM). Greenbaum; Gad script; Brooks/Moranis/Pullman/Zuniga. Lewis=Starburst; Palmer=Destiny. 40th anniversary.
Theatrical premiere
Friday, April 23, 2027
April 23, 2027 — Spaceballs: The New One, not a 38-year merchandising bit
Spaceballs: The New One opens Friday, April 23, 2027. Greenbaum directs Gad’s script with Hernandez and Samit as Brooks, Moranis, Pullman, and Zuniga return — Lewis Pullman as Prince Starburst and Palmer as Destiny pick up the fight when Dark Helmet comes back and Lone Starr goes to ground.
Buy April 23, 2027 on the Amazon MGM theatrical card. The original’s “Spaceballs II” shelf gag was a joke until Gad’s daughter asked for Part Two and the pitch stuck.
Confirmed: Apr 23 2027 The New One with Moranis returning — not Search for More Money, not cartoon-only
Confirmed: April 23, 2027 theatrical; title Spaceballs: The New One; Greenbaum; Brooks/Moranis/Pullman/Zuniga return; Lewis Pullman + Palmer; Amazon MGM. Not confirmed as still untitled forever, as a Direct-to-Prime soft launch only, or as John Candy digitally returning. Fake “Spaceballs 2 — Christmas 2026” stubs invent a corridor.
From Yogurt’s merch joke to a 40th-anniversary Friday
- 1987 — Spaceballs opens; Yogurt plugs Spaceballs II: The Search for More Money.
- 2010s — Brooks/Moranis sequel talk never locks a deal.
- 2024 — Gad/Greenbaum/Amazon MGM package; daughter asked for Part Two.
- Sep–Dec 2025 — Sydney shoot; Moranis officially back; wrap by December.
- Apr 2026 / Apr 23 2027 — CinemaCon title The New One; theatrical date locked.
What makes this sequel’s calendar different from a random parody reboot
- Official title: Spaceballs: The New One (slug still says spaceballs-2).
- 40 years after 1987 — April 23, 2027 theatrical.
- Moranis’s Dark Helmet return ends a long feature hiatus.
- Father/son Pullmans: Bill = Lone Starr; Lewis = Starburst.
- Premise: Helmet returns; Starburst + Destiny must find Lone Starr.
The sequel exists because Yogurt’s Spaceballs II joke stopped being a joke when Josh Gad’s kid asked for it
Most legacy sequels start in a boardroom. This one starts on a couch: Gad showed his daughter Spaceballs, she asked for the sequel Yogurt advertised, he explained it was a gag, then dreamed a real one and walked it to Brooks. April 23, 2027 is that gag made flesh — titled The New One because Brooks claims he already found the “more money.”
Honest pages keep the official title, the Moranis return, and the 40th-anniversary Friday — and refuse to sell the 1980s cartoon as the theatrical SKU.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does Spaceballs: The New One open?
April 23, 2027 in U.S. theaters from Amazon MGM Studios — timed around the original 1987 film’s 40th anniversary. Marketing still says “Spaceballs 2”; the official title is Spaceballs: The New One.
2Who’s back, and who’s new?
Mel Brooks returns as Yogurt (and Skroob); Rick Moranis returns as Dark Helmet after years away from features; Bill Pullman and Daphne Zuniga return as Lone Starr and Vespa; George Wyner is Colonel Sandurz again. Lewis Pullman plays their son Prince Starburst; Keke Palmer is Destiny. Josh Gad co-writes and stars; Josh Greenbaum directs.
3Is it still called Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money?
That was the joke title from the 1987 film. At CinemaCon 2026 Brooks unveiled Spaceballs: The New One — quipping he no longer needed “Search for More Money” because he’d found the money in his basement.
4Is this only a streaming dump?
Amazon MGM dated a theatrical release for April 23, 2027. Treat “Prime exclusive day-one” stubs as speculation unless the studio changes the card.
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