“Spaceballs 2” Will Not Be Called “The Search for More Money”

"Spaceballs 2" Will Not Be Called "The Search for More Money"
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Cast members Rick Moranis, Lewis Pullman, Josh Gad, Daphne Zuniga, and Bill Pullman, of the upcoming film "Spaceballs 2," and director Josh Greenbaum speak during the Amazon MGM Studios presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman

In the original “Spaceballs”, the character Yogurt . . . played by writer-director Mel Brooks . . . says the sequel will be called “Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money”.

 

And even though it’s been 40 years, I was kinda hoping they’d commit to the joke.  But they’re not.

 

Mel posted a video yesterday saying that “Spaceballs 2” will NOT be “The Search for More Money”. Instead, the official title is . . . “Spaceballs: The New One”.

 

(I wonder if we, the fans, can do anything about that.  There’s a precedent, you know.  Twenty years ago, they tried to change the name of “Snakes on a Plane” to “Pacific Air Flight 121”.)

 

(But thanks to fan outrage, they changed it BACK.  Of course, Samuel L. Jackson campaigned for it, too.  Maybe we can get him to help out on this one.  I mean, he’s part of the “Star Wars” universe.  He HAS a stake in this.)

 

 

 

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