Rick Moranis reunites with ‘Spaceballs’ cast on red carpet nearly 30 years after leaving Hollywood

Welcome back, Rick Moranis.

The beloved character reunited pinch his “Spaceballs” co-stars to observe nan classic film’s upcoming sequel connected Wednesday, marking his triumphant return astir 30 years aft leaving Hollywood.

The 72-year-old resurfaced to beforehand “Spaceballs: The New One” astatine Amazon MGM Studios’ CinemaCon 2026 position successful Las Vegas.

The comedian, who is reprising his domiciled arsenic Lord Dark Helmet, posed pinch Daphne Zuniga, who plays Princess Vespa, successful a saccharine threat from nan event.

Another changeable showed nan “Little Shop of Horrors” prima and Bill Pullman, who plays Lone Starr, smiling for nan camera.

The original formed members’ caller “Space Balls: The New One” co-stars, including Josh Gad and Pullman’s boy Lewis Pullman, attended nan event.

Director Josh Greenbaum, who took nan reins from Mel Brooks, 99, to helm nan abstraction opera drama follow-up, was besides coming astatine nan Colosseum astatine Caesars Palace.

Brooks, appearing successful a pre-recorded teaser, shared nan first footage from nan forthcoming drama while announcing its charismatic “Spaceballs: The New One” title and April 23, 2027, merchandise date.

After joking that nan sequel won’t beryllium called “Spaceballs: The Search for More Money” because “after each these years” he “found nan money” successful his basement, Brooks promised nan caller movie “is conscionable for illustration nan aged one, only newer.”

“I’ll spot you astatine nan movies, and whitethorn nan Schwartz beryllium pinch you,” nan drama legend, who plays Yogurt and President Skroob, concluded, utilizing an iconic catchphrase from nan original flick.

Announced successful June 2025, nan “Spaceballs” sequel will deed theaters 40 years aft nan first came retired successful 1987.

The formed was spotted doing its first array read this past September.

Moranis’ determination to return comes almost 3 decades aft he stepped distant from Hollywood successful 1997 pursuing his woman Anne Belsky’s tragic decease from cancer.

The “Honey, I Shrunk nan Kids” prima became a full-time dada for his and Belsky’s daughter, Rachel, and son, Mitchell, successful 1991.

Although Moranis took a lengthy hiatus from live-action projects, he waded backmost into Hollywood for voiceover activity for illustration “Brother Bear” and “Brother Bear 2” successful nan early 2000s.

“I took a break, which turned into a longer break,” he told nan Hollywood Reporter successful 2015. “But I’m willing successful thing that I would find interesting.

“I still get nan occasional query astir a movie aliases tv role, and arsenic soon arsenic 1 comes on that piques my interest,” he continued astatine nan time.

Moranis besides emphasized he had “no regrets” astir leaving Hollywood to attraction connected his family.

“It was important to me,” Moranis said — while acknowledging his “very different lifestyle.”

He explained, “I was moving pinch really absorbing people, awesome people. I went from that to being astatine location pinch a mates of small kids.

“I person perfectly nary regrets whatsoever,” nan “Ghostbusters” prima clarified. “My life is wonderful.”