‘Frozen’ star promises fans sequel will be everything they’ve ‘waited 37 long years for’
Source: Spaceballs 2: Josh Gad calls long-awaited Mel Brooks sequel a ‘dream come true’
Josh Gad has confirmed that he’s working with Mel Brooks on a sequel to the comedy great’s 1987 sci-fi spoof Spaceballs, calling the project “a dream come true”.
The original film, which starred Bill Pullman, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, was primarily a send-up of the Star Wars franchise but also incorporated references to other sci-fi classics like Star Trek, Alien, and Planet of the Apes.
After news broke of Gad’s involvement, the Frozen star took to Instagram to confirm the project. “My phone has never exploded as hard as it did today,” he wrote. “We are very excited!”