Mel Brooks is Making 'Spaceballs 2' After 38 Years (ign.com)
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- News link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/06/13/0325219/mel-brooks-is-making-spaceballs-2-after-38-years
- Source link: https://www.ign.com/articles/spaceballs-2-plots-a-course-for-2027-with-mel-brooks-in-first-teaser-trailer
> A trailer for the sequel to the classic '80s sci-fi Star Wars parody arrived today. Although it mostly comes with a special message from Brooks himself and a familiar text crawl that pokes fun at the long, long list of sequels that have come to theaters in the last 38 years, this is the most official look at Spaceballs 2 we've seen yet.
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> "After 40 years, we asked, 'What do the fans want?' Brooks says in the Spaceballs 2 trailer. "But instead, we're making this movie." He added one final send-off: "May the Schwartz be with you."
[1] https://www.ign.com/articles/spaceballs-2-plots-a-course-for-2027-with-mel-brooks-in-first-teaser-trailer
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsK-KPi_w3w
What about the Disney parodies? (Score:2)
Seems to me there were plenty of parodies made by Disney in recent years!
Spaceballs 2 (Score:2)
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To everyone out there... (Score:2)
...who is looking forward to this: Chapeau! I'd love to have your optimism!
Re: (Score:2)
The material to build a parody on is massive... not only the whole star wars tv series explosion, just the entire world is begging to be parodied. Meh, mildly optimistic.
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Unfortunately Mel Brooks is 98. He's not gonna be around for long. Statistically it'll be a minor miracle if he makes it 3 more years. If he lives long enough to finish this, it'll almost certainly be his swansong.
And I bet (Score:2)
It will be better than episode IX
Wtf are you on about? (Score:4, Interesting)
Seeing Mel Brooks alive and chirpy in that short youtube video is worth more than all comedy in the past 30 years put together!
His inscription was right (Score:2)
In [1]History of the World, Part I [wikipedia.org], there is an inscription "In Mel We Trust". It seems that that statement was not a joke after all.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_World,_Part_I
Working Title: (Score:2)
"Spaceballs 2: Blind Latinx Transexual Lesbians In Wheelchairs Fighting Pale Male Imperialists IN SPACE !"
Finally! (Score:5, Informative)
Finally a movie that could be worth watching.
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I'm as much a fan of the original as plenty of people here, but I suspect it won't be the same this time around. The kind of slapstic and risque humour that Spaceballs depends on doesn't work any more with modern audiences. On top of that, Mel Brooks' immense talent specializes in Jewish themed comedy, and the political climate will not do him no favours. History of the World Part I was great, though.
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> On top of that, Mel Brooks' immense talent specializes in Jewish themed comedy, and the political climate will not do him no favours. History of the World Part I was great, though.
Aww, I was getting excited for Jews in space.
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Yeah this sounds fun.
Honestly, I thought old Mel had passed away. So, it's a bit of a delight to hear that at 98 he's still going strong and directing films. Though, we'd definitely hope this one doesn't get stuck in development hell. Even optimistically, he wouldn't have much time left.
I'm not so sure (Score:2)
With the best will in the world, most talented people peak in their 20s and 30s then slowly lose their creative talent as they get older whether they're musicians, writers, scientists, inventors etc. We can all name bands who nailed it back in the day but can't write a decent album to save their lives any more (Hello Metallica) and comedy is no different. Which is why stand ups generally pack it in in their 40s, the edge has gone.
I hate to say it but I think Brooks is well past his best now and this film wi