‘Spaceballs: The New One’, the upcoming sequel to ‘Spaceballs’, originally starring Bill Pullmanit has created quite a bit of excitement. One of the biggest moments fans have been waiting for is the return of Bill Pullman to the space comedy; but, this time he stars with his son, Lewis Pullman. During a recent interview, Lewis opened up about co-starring in the upcoming sequel, revealing how nervous he was to work with his father.
Lewis Pullman on working with his father on ‘Spaceballs: The New One’
It was announced that Lewis Pullman will play the role of Prince Starburst, the son of Lone Starr and Princess Vespa in ‘Spaceballs: The New One’, starring his father. While speaking to the audience at San Diego Comic-Con during the “Spaceballs: The New One” panel, the actor revealed what it was like to star in the film alongside his father.Stating that he was extremely nervous about playing the role, Pullman added: “When that came up, I said, ‘No, no way… I can’t,’ and then Pop said, ‘Why don’t we read.’ [the script]?’ And then I read it and I was like, ‘Damn. That’s so good.” He also added that his father was very supportive of the film and didn’t force him to do anything. “He didn’t want to make me make the decision, and I didn’t want to put myself in his shoes,” the ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ star mentioned.Although he wasn’t entirely sure whether to accept the role at first, Pullman added that it was “one of the funniest scripts I’ve ever read,” giving the project the green light from his end. He also recalled that “I looked at the team and said, ‘I’d be a fool. It would be weird if I didn’t do it,’ and I’d be on my deathbed saying, ‘That was a weird choice.'”
About ‘Spaceballs: The New One’
The upcoming sequel film, in addition to the original cast, has cast Keke Palmer as an advisor to Starburst, Destiny, and Josh Gad as in ‘Mawg’, the same species as Barf, as newcomers. Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, George Wyner and Daphne Zuniga will reprise their roles from the first film, which was released in 1987.The plot of the new film revolves around the return of Dark Helmet to destroy the galaxy where ideas no longer exist. Queen Wasp takes care of her royal duties while Lone Starr goes into hiding after the events of the last film. It’s up to Prince Starburst and his advisor to find Lone Starr to defeat Dark Helmet once and for all.The film franchise is a parodic remake of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise; however, it will also incorporate themes from other films. ‘Spaceballs: The New One’ will be released on April 23, 2027.
About Lewis Pullman’s projects
Pullman last appeared in the Netflix film ‘Remarkable Bright Creatures’ alongside Sally Field, Alfred Molina and Colm Meaney. Apart from that, he also joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe last year after starring in ‘Thunderbolts’ as Bob Reynolds (aka Sentry and the Void).