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Rick Moranis Officially Ends Retirement for ‘Spaceballs 2,’ Sequel Announces Full Cast as Filming Starts

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Rick Moranis Officially Ends Retirement for ‘Spaceballs 2,’ Sequel Announces Full Cast as Filming Starts

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I'm SUPER excited, but also VERY concerned. So I'll be cautiously optimistic. But seeing the new Naked Gun with Liam Neeson, though a completely unrelated project, I'm hopeful that today's Hollywood might actually be able to pull this off.
- Wait, was Naked Gun an actually good remake? I just assumed it wouldn't be.
  
  Oh it was. My gf described it as a naked gun movie. Not better, not worse. The right amount of stupidity and the right kind.
  Example from early on in the movie:
  "Im sorry detective, im not myself today"
  "No worries, im not you either"
  
  I thought it was fantastic from beginning to end. Liam needing killed it. And it was, so, so stupid.
  
  It wasn't terrible, but still not as good as the original. I don't think anyone can replace Leslie Nielsen.
  
  It's actually really great. Not the funniest movie I've ever seen, but they did the series justice and did just enough new things to keep it fresh. Would recommend giving it a watch if you like stupid humor.
  
  It was hilarious. I was full on belly laughing at some parts which is something I dont recall doing during any other movie in recent memory.
  
  I loved it. I love the original 3 movies and the season of police squad. Liam did a great job and I laughed a bunch.
  They did good and I hope spaceballs 2 can be similar.
- The thing is, there is a related project: History of the World, Part II. YMMW on whether that dampens or increases your optimism.
- I heard an interview with Josh Gadd who wrote the thing and pitched it to Mel. Filled me with optimism
40 years to finally fulfill a gag! "God willing, we'll all meet again in Spaceballs 2: Da Soich for More Money!"
He said himself he never retired. He stepped away for awhile to focus on his family after his wife died. He has also said in the past that acting offers just dried up. He hit pause, and the industry just moved on.
- That might be literally true, that people just stopped calling with offers. But I don't believe for a second that if he showed up to a casting for some comedy, he wouldn't be offered something on the spot.
  
  Like a small cameo, but probably not a major role?
  
  Aren’t actors agents supposed to do this sort of grunt work? If He really wanted to act his agent should be putting his name out there as much as possible. He’s got one hell of a resume, so I would have thought it would be relatively easy to get back into the game.
They're starting early with the jokes!
Spaceballs 2 | Production begins, cast confirmed in Force Awakens-parodying image
This is the only hope to having something good to remember about the sequel trilogy. Everybody loves a parody.
- I'm sure they will comb the desert again.
Some good news at last!!!
So, well have spaceballs 2 before gta6
Omg, it's happening! IT'S HAPPENING! !
Is it considered retirement if you are still occasionally working?
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0001548/
- It looks like it was a single voice cameo and a mobile phone commercial; I wouldn't really consider that small amount of work coming out of retirement. This will be his first actual full acting role since he retired.
  
  that over 28 years
  
  It's was more voice acting than just a single cameo. There are also a few smaller TV movies, two sitcom episodes, reoccurring voice acting for one franchise, several smaller voice acting.
  I'm not calling that a ton of work, but he's still been popping up here an there. Plus after Spaceballs 2, who's to say he does anything else? In 20 years you'd see one extra movie on there and visually it would be considered a one off.
  Oh and that franchise role. When I look up the cast of Brother bear. It's the third listed character. That's not just a cameo that's a full voice acting job, unless you want to insult all voice actors and tell me otherwise.
- Sure. Retired people still work all over the place.
I MISS MORANIS
https://youtu.be/aN8wxQDqfRk

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