By Lauryn Overhultz
Rick Moranis returns as Dark Helmet alongside Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga and Keke Palmer in the upcoming comedy
Mel Brooks wasn’t about to let his age stand in the way of a “Spaceballs” comeback.
Brooks, 100, had one very specific request before cameras started rolling – Don’t wait to film me.
“We filmed ‘Spaceballs: The New One’ that Mel Brooks worked with the writers on. He’s a big influence in it. He filmed his part already before we shot,” Daphne Zuniga, who plays Princess Vespa, told People during the “Melrose Place” 90s Con panel. “It was his idea: ‘You better film me now because I’m 100.’”
So we did,” she said.
The upcoming sequel will also bring back several familiar faces, along with a few new additions.
“It opens April 23rd of next year,” Zuniga revealed. “Rick Moranis is back as Lord Dark Helmet, and Bill Pullman is back as my husband. His real son, Lewis Pullman, plays our son, the prince, and Keke Palmer is in it. It was great fun.”