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Lewis Pullman admits he was initially hesitant to star in Spaceballs: The New One<\/em> opposite his father, Bill Pullman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
But after reading the script, he realized, \u201cI would be a fool\u201d to pass it up, he revealed at Comic-Con.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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\u201cTo get to make a movie with your dad… I don\u2019t have the words for it,\u201d added Lewis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Bill Pullman<\/a> is returning to a galaxy \u201cvery, very, very, very far away\u201d for the Spaceballs<\/em> sequel, reprising the role of Prince Lone Starr alongside his real-life heir apparent.<\/p>\nLewis Pullman<\/a>, the actor\u2019s eldest son, talked about his casting as Prince Starburst, the son of Lone Starr and Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga<\/a>), at Comic-Con on Friday, revealing he was initially hesitant about appearing in the sequel of his father\u2019s famous 1987 comedy.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen this came along, I was like, \u2018No, no way\u2026 I can\u2019t,\u2019\u201d Lewis recalled during the Spaceballs: The New One<\/em> panel. \u201cAnd then Pop was like, \u2018Why don\u2019t we read [the script]?\u2019 And then I read it and was like, \u2018Damn it. This is so good.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nJohn Candy, Lorene Yarnell, Daphne Zuniga, and Bill Pullman in \u2018Spaceballs\u2019 (1987)Credit: MGM\/Courtesy Everett<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
The elder Pullman, who wasn\u2019t present for Comic-Con, but did appear via video message, didn\u2019t pressure his son into accepting the role.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t want to make me make the decision,\u201d Lewis said, \u201cand I didn\u2019t want to step into his shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the sequel\u2019s narrative \u2014 \u201cone of the funniest scripts I\u2019ve ever read\u201d \u2014 was just too good to pass up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI looked at the team, and I was like, \u2018I would be a fool. It would be weird if I didn\u2019t do it,\u2019\u201d Lewis recalled. \u201cAnd I would be on my deathbed and be like, \u2018That was a weird choice.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to Lewis, the new faces in Spaceballs: The New One<\/em> include Keke Palmer<\/a> as Starburst\u2019s advisor, Destiny, and Josh Gad<\/a> as a \u201cMawg,\u201d the same species of Barf, the half-man half-dog portrayed by John Candy<\/a> in the original.<\/p>\nPrior to Spaceballs: The New One<\/em>, the father and son had hoped to share the screen together, albeit ideally in a \u201creally gritty drama.\u201d But they quickly realized the space opera sequel that\u2019s also bringing back Rick Moranis<\/a> as Lord Dark Helmet and Mel Brooks<\/a> as President Skroob\/Yogurt, \u201cis maybe better than anything we could have ever done,\u201d Lewis admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Lewis](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/27\/0d9ee4dc-406c-3588-be9f-ee55c79b878b\/a575ff27-9ca5-452f-bb72-c2d96e3768b9.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nLewis Pullman in \u2018Thunderbolts*\u2019 as Robert Reynolds (a.k.a. \u2018Sentry\u2019)Credit: Marvel<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cTo do something with your family, my dad always says it is everything,\u201d continued the actor, who got his big break in Top Gun<\/em>: Maverick <\/em>(2022) and who returns to his role as Sentry from Marvel\u2019s Thunderbolts <\/em>(2025) in this December\u2019s Avengers: Doomsday<\/em><\/a>. \u201cTo get to make a movie with your dad, there\u2019s \u2014 I can\u2019t. I don\u2019t have the words for it.\u201d<\/p>\nHis father had plenty to say about \u201cfamily\u201d though, and sent a letter to the Comic-Con panel, which Lewis read aloud \u2014 only to realize he wasn\u2019t mentioned.<\/p>\n
\u201cFamily is everything,\u201d Bill wrote. \u201cWhen I say \u2018family\u2019 I use the term loosely to describe Rick, George, and Daphne, who have been like family to me since 1987. But then there\u2019s new family like Keke, Dan [Hernandez, screenwriter], Benji, [director] Josh Greenbaum… and my son from the 2012 NBC series 1600 Penn<\/em>, Josh Gad.\u201d<\/p>\nAs he continued reading, the audience laughed as Lewis learned the joke was on him.<\/p>\n
Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cAnd finally, there\u2019s real family: Josh Gadd\u2019s father Stan who came and visited us on set. He and Josh were beautiful together,\u201d wrote Bill, who went on to praise Lewis\u2019 hair and makeup team as well as his agent, \u201cwho sent me the most beautiful gift, a candle that smells like 16th century Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lewis did get a shoutout from dear old dad, eventually: \u201cLewis, don\u2019t forget to pay mom back for the cellphone bill we covered in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lewis Pullman admits he was initially hesitant to star in Spaceballs: The New One<\/em> opposite his father, Bill Pullman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n But after reading the script, he realized, \u201cI would be a fool\u201d to pass it up, he revealed at Comic-Con.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cTo get to make a movie with your dad… I don\u2019t have the words for it,\u201d added Lewis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Bill Pullman<\/a> is returning to a galaxy \u201cvery, very, very, very far away\u201d for the Spaceballs<\/em> sequel, reprising the role of Prince Lone Starr alongside his real-life heir apparent.<\/p>\n Lewis Pullman<\/a>, the actor\u2019s eldest son, talked about his casting as Prince Starburst, the son of Lone Starr and Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga<\/a>), at Comic-Con on Friday, revealing he was initially hesitant about appearing in the sequel of his father\u2019s famous 1987 comedy.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen this came along, I was like, \u2018No, no way\u2026 I can\u2019t,\u2019\u201d Lewis recalled during the Spaceballs: The New One<\/em> panel. \u201cAnd then Pop was like, \u2018Why don\u2019t we read [the script]?\u2019 And then I read it and was like, \u2018Damn it. This is so good.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n John Candy, Lorene Yarnell, Daphne Zuniga, and Bill Pullman in \u2018Spaceballs\u2019 (1987)Credit: MGM\/Courtesy Everett<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The elder Pullman, who wasn\u2019t present for Comic-Con, but did appear via video message, didn\u2019t pressure his son into accepting the role.<\/p>\n \u201cHe didn\u2019t want to make me make the decision,\u201d Lewis said, \u201cand I didn\u2019t want to step into his shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n Ultimately, the sequel\u2019s narrative \u2014 \u201cone of the funniest scripts I\u2019ve ever read\u201d \u2014 was just too good to pass up.<\/p>\n \u201cI looked at the team, and I was like, \u2018I would be a fool. It would be weird if I didn\u2019t do it,\u2019\u201d Lewis recalled. \u201cAnd I would be on my deathbed and be like, \u2018That was a weird choice.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Lewis, the new faces in Spaceballs: The New One<\/em> include Keke Palmer<\/a> as Starburst\u2019s advisor, Destiny, and Josh Gad<\/a> as a \u201cMawg,\u201d the same species of Barf, the half-man half-dog portrayed by John Candy<\/a> in the original.<\/p>\n Prior to Spaceballs: The New One<\/em>, the father and son had hoped to share the screen together, albeit ideally in a \u201creally gritty drama.\u201d But they quickly realized the space opera sequel that\u2019s also bringing back Rick Moranis<\/a> as Lord Dark Helmet and Mel Brooks<\/a> as President Skroob\/Yogurt, \u201cis maybe better than anything we could have ever done,\u201d Lewis admitted.<\/p>\n Lewis Pullman in \u2018Thunderbolts*\u2019 as Robert Reynolds (a.k.a. \u2018Sentry\u2019)Credit: Marvel<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cTo do something with your family, my dad always says it is everything,\u201d continued the actor, who got his big break in Top Gun<\/em>: Maverick <\/em>(2022) and who returns to his role as Sentry from Marvel\u2019s Thunderbolts <\/em>(2025) in this December\u2019s Avengers: Doomsday<\/em><\/a>. \u201cTo get to make a movie with your dad, there\u2019s \u2014 I can\u2019t. I don\u2019t have the words for it.\u201d<\/p>\n His father had plenty to say about \u201cfamily\u201d though, and sent a letter to the Comic-Con panel, which Lewis read aloud \u2014 only to realize he wasn\u2019t mentioned.<\/p>\n \u201cFamily is everything,\u201d Bill wrote. \u201cWhen I say \u2018family\u2019 I use the term loosely to describe Rick, George, and Daphne, who have been like family to me since 1987. But then there\u2019s new family like Keke, Dan [Hernandez, screenwriter], Benji, [director] Josh Greenbaum… and my son from the 2012 NBC series 1600 Penn<\/em>, Josh Gad.\u201d<\/p>\n As he continued reading, the audience laughed as Lewis learned the joke was on him.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAnd finally, there\u2019s real family: Josh Gadd\u2019s father Stan who came and visited us on set. He and Josh were beautiful together,\u201d wrote Bill, who went on to praise Lewis\u2019 hair and makeup team as well as his agent, \u201cwho sent me the most beautiful gift, a candle that smells like 16th century Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n Lewis did get a shoutout from dear old dad, eventually: \u201cLewis, don\u2019t forget to pay mom back for the cellphone bill we covered in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>