Lewis Pullman shares experience filming ‘Spaceballs 2'

Lewis Pullman, who has wrapped up the long-awaited sequel to Spaceballs, reflected on his time on set.

Lewis starred alongside his father Bill Pullman, who starred in original Spaceballs movie in 1987 as Lone Star.

The film served as a parody of the original Star Wars trilogy, in which the leaders of the planet Spaceball had foolishly squandered their own atmosphere and conspired to steal fresh air from their peaceful neighbour, the planet Druidia.

In an interview with People magazine, the Thunderbolts star said, “It was a dream come true. We just wrapped, and … every day was such a trip. It … felt like a bizarre simulation. I just couldn’t believe my luck.”

The Top Gun: Maverick actor added, “We’ve been wanting to do that [work together with father] forever and we never knew whether we could get the chance or not. And so doing it on a movie like Spaceballs 2 was just like, ‘What simulation … what world are we in right now?’”

The sequel will feature the original cast, including Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, and Bill Pullman.

The new additions alongside Lewis include Keke Palmer, Anthony Carrigan and Josh Gad, who also co-wrote the script.

Earlier this year, Mel Brooks, who served as a producer and reprised his iconic role as Yogurt in the sequel, posted a clip parodying Star Wars’ iconic opening crawl, with text stating, “Thirty-eight years ago, there was only one Star Wars trilogy. But since then there have been … a prequel trilogy, a sequel trilogy, a sequel to the prequel, a prequel to the sequel, countless TV spinoffs, a movie spinoff of the TV spinoff, which is both a prequel and a sequel.”

The clip mentioned many Hollywood hits and their sequels like Dune, Jurassic Park, Avatar, Avengers, Lion King, DCU, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Oppenheimer and many more, adding, “But in thirty-eight years there has only ever been one SPACEBALLS. Until now…”

Spaceballs 2 is slated for release in 2027.