Welcome back, Rick Moranis.
The beloved actor reunited with his “Spaceballs” co-stars Wednesday to celebrate the classic film’s upcoming sequel, making a triumphant return nearly 30 years after leaving Hollywood.
The 72-year-old made another appearance at Amazon MGM Studios’ CinemaCon 2026 presentation in Las Vegas to promote Spaceballs: The New One.
The comedian, who reprises his role as Lord Dark Helmet, posed for a sweet photo with Daphne Zuniga, who plays Princess Vespa, at the event.
Another shot showed the Little Shop of Horrors star and Lone Star actor Bill Pullman smiling for the camera.
New Spaceballs co-stars from the original cast, including Josh Gad and Pullman’s son Louis Pullman, attended the event.
Director Josh Greenbaum, who took over the reins of the space opera comedy sequel from Mel Brooks, 99, was also in attendance at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Brooks appeared in a pre-recorded teaser, sharing the first footage of the new comedy and announcing that its official title is Spaceballs: The New One, with a release date of April 23, 2027.
Brooks joked that the sequel would not be called Spaceballs: In Search of More Money because he “found the money” in his basement “all these years later,” before promising that the new movie would be “exactly like the old movie, only new.”
“See you in the theater, and may Schwartz be with you,” the comedy legend, who plays President Yogurt and Scrob, concluded, using the original film’s iconic catchphrase.
The “Spaceballs” sequel, announced in June 2025, will be released in theaters 40 years after its predecessor was released in 1987.
The cast was spotted doing their first table read in September of this year.
Moranis’ decision to return came nearly 30 years after he left Hollywood in 1997 following the tragic death of his wife, Ann Belsky, from cancer.
The “Honey, Shrunk the Kids” star became a full-time father to daughter Rachel and son Mitchell with Belsky in 1991.
Moranis took a long hiatus from live-action projects, but returned to Hollywood in the early 2000s for voice-over work on films such as Brother Bear and Brother Bear 2.
“I took a vacation, which turned into an even longer vacation,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2015.
“I still get inquiries from time to time about film and TV roles, and as soon as a role that intrigues me comes along,” he continued at the time.
Moranis also stressed that he has “no regrets” about leaving Hollywood to focus on his family.
“That was important to me,” Moranis said, though he acknowledged his “completely different lifestyle.”
“I was working with some really interesting people, some great people, and from there I started spending time at home with a few young kids.
“I have absolutely no regrets,” the “Ghostbusters” star declared. “My life is great.”
