'Spaceballs 2' officially in production as Rick Moranis returns to acting

Rick Moranis has officially returned to acting as production has started on Spaceballs 2.

Amazon MGM Studios also shared a photo of the Spaceballs 2 cast and crew at a table read. "Spaceballs The Table Read," the company captioned the post.

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar director Josh Greenbaum is helming the film from a script Gad co-wrote with Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. Details of its plot "are being kept under lock, key, and an industrial-strength Schwartz shield," according to a press release.

While Moranis has voiced a few animated characters over the past couple decades, Spaceballs 2 marks his first live-action film role since 1997.

Brooks first announced the film was happening in a video message shared in June.

Spaceballs 2 is expected to arrive in theaters in 2027.