The Latest Breaking News from Mel Brooks

Following the announcement of a sequel to Spaceballs, we assess the film-maker’s funniest movies, from the Hitchcock spoof High Anxiety to the impeccable Young Frankenstein

Bill Pullman played Lone Starr, the spoof’s equivalent of Han Solo, in the 1987 comedy classic

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

My brains are going into my feet!

Rick Moranis is reportedly set to come out of retirement for the long-awaited sequel

Spaceballs 2 is coming, with Mel Brooks returning as Yogurt, but one joke from the announcement is convincing me the sequel will be hilarious.

I'm more excited about this than Star Wars

The actor-writer-director, who will turn 99 this month, is set to return for an in-development follow-up to his 1987 spoof comedy

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