Spaceballs: Lewis Pullman in talks to star alongside father Bill Pullman in sequel

Lewis Pullman is in negotations to star alongside his father Bill Pullman in the Spaceballs sequel.

Lewis Pullman is in negotiations to appear in the Spaceballs sequel.

The Thunderbolts* actor, 32, is in talks to star in the upcoming follow-up to Mel Brooks’ 1987 sci-fi parody movie alongside his 71-year-old father, Bill Pullman, The Hollywood Reporter has said.

Bill Pullman will be returning as his Han Solo-esque character Lone Starr, while Rick Moranis is slated to reprise his role as Dark Helmet in what will be his first on-screen cinematic appearance in nearly 30 years.

Daphne Zuniga – who played Princess Vespa in the original flick – is also expected to come back for the sequel.

While Brooks is not due to direct the Spaceballs follow-up, the 98-year-old filmmaker will reprise his role as Yogurt in the movie, with Will and Harper director Josh Greenbaum set to helm the project for Amazon MGM Studios.

Rounding out the cast of the Spaceballs sequel is Keke Palmer, who has reportedly boarded the project in an undisclosed role, according to Deadline.

While plot details about the Spaceballs follow-up are being kept under wraps, it has been described as “a non-prequel, non-reboot sequel part two, but with reboot elements, franchise expansion film”.

The flick is being written by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad, with the latter scribe also expected to star in and produce the film alongside Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody, Brooks and Greenbaum.

Meanwhile, Kevin Salter, Adam Merims, Samit, and Hernandez are to serve as executive producers.

The Spaceballs sequel is slated to hit screens in 2027.

Spaceballs – which parodied sci-fi franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek and Planet of the Apes – followed Lone Starr (Pullman) and his loyal sidekick who are hired to rescue Princess Vespa (Zuniga), only to uncover Dark Helmet’s (Moranis) plan to steal an entire planet’s air supply.

In November, Gad teased he and the writing team had finished the first draft for the Spaceballs sequel.

He told Forbes: “Without MGM taking me into their Culver prison cells, I can tell you that the draft is done.

“Everybody who’s read it has been blown away. The process of working on this with and alongside Mel Brooks has been one of the highlights of my career.”

The Frozen star added the whole experience has been “sort of a fever dream”, and said Brooks “has been so unbelievably supportive, involved, and electrified by this because it’s the one that surprisingly got away”.

He gushed: “It’s a dream to be able to finally make the reality prophesied by Yogurt in the first movie happen. I can’t say more than that.

“I can’t tell you anything beyond [the] process at this point, but I can tell you every hour of every day right now is spent making this project closer and closer to reality — and I think we’re nearing the end zone here.”