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Mel Brooks To Reprise As Yogurt In Amazon MGM’s New ‘Spaceballs’ Movie
'Spaceballs 2' will have Mel Brooks, the director/star of the original, returning as Yogurt, Amazon MGM Studios announced today.
Parodying Star Wars ‘ Jedi Master Yoda, his character Yogurt is an alien who in the original served as a mentor to protagonist Lone Starr (Bill Pullman). Released by MGM in 1987, Spaceballs is an iconic send-up of the sci-fi genre, which took inspiration from the Star Wars franchise and other classics. The plot revolves around the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis) and President Skroob (Brooks), who attempt to steal the atmosphere of the peaceful planet Druidia, only to be thwarted by the hero Lone Starr (Pullman), his sidekick Barf (John Candy), and the Druish princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga).
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