Overview

• Amazon MGM Studios confirmed production is underway and set a 2027 theatrical release.
• Rick Moranis resumes live‑action acting to reprise Dark Helmet, joined by Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga and George Wyner returning to their original roles.
• New cast members include Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan, with roles not yet disclosed.
• Josh Greenbaum directs from a script by Josh Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez; producers include Mel Brooks, Gad, Greenbaum and Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Jeb Brody, with Kevin Salter also producing.
• The title and plot remain under wraps, with the studio offering a jokey description and releasing a Star Wars–style table‑read photo to announce the ensemble.