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Everything to Know About 'Spaceballs 2': Mel Brooks Will Return in Sequel


Mel Brooks returns to direct and star in the highly anticipated 'Spaceballs 2' with Josh Gad, Keke Palmer and original cast members

Brooks directed, cowrote and produced the first Spaceballs film, which also starred John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner and Joan Rivers. John Candy, Lorene Yarnell and Daphne Zugina, Bill PullmanMGM/ Courtesy: Everett Collection In addition to Gad and Brooks, Keke Palmer joined the cast, but details about her role as Destiny are largely being kept under wraps. The action-comedy film, directed by Richard Donner, hit theaters in June 1985 and follows the adventures of a group of kids from the Goon Docks area of Astoria, Oregon, who call themselves the Goonies.

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