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Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Spaceballs: Lewis Pullman in talks to star alongside father Bill Pullman in sequel
Lewis Pullman is in negotiations to appear in the Spaceballs sequel. The Thunderbolts* actor, 32, is in talks to star in the upcoming follow-up to Mel Brooks' 1987 sci-fi parody movie alongside his 71-year-old father, Bill Pullman, The Hollywood Reporter has said. Bill Pullman will be returning as his Han Solo-esque character Lone Starr, while Rick Moranis is slated to reprise his role as Dark Helmet in what will be his first on-screen cinematic appearance in nearly 30 years. Daphne Zuniga - who played Princess Vespa in the original flick - is also expected to come back for the sequel. While Brooks is not due to direct the Spaceballs follow-up, the 98-year-old filmmaker will reprise his role as Yogurt in the movie, with Will and Harper director Josh Greenbaum set to helm the project for Amazon MGM Studios. Rounding out the cast of the Spaceballs sequel is Keke Palmer, who has reportedly boarded the project in an undisclosed role, according to Deadline. While plot details about the Spaceballs follow-up are being kept under wraps, it has been described as 'a non-prequel, non-reboot sequel part two, but with reboot elements, franchise expansion film'. The flick is being written by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad, with the latter scribe also expected to star in and produce the film alongside Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody, Brooks and Greenbaum. Meanwhile, Kevin Salter, Adam Merims, Samit, and Hernandez are to serve as executive producers. The Spaceballs sequel is slated to hit screens in 2027. Spaceballs - which parodied sci-fi franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek and Planet of the Apes - followed Lone Starr (Pullman) and his loyal sidekick who are hired to rescue Princess Vespa (Zuniga), only to uncover Dark Helmet's (Moranis) plan to steal an entire planet's air supply. In November, Gad teased he and the writing team had finished the first draft for the Spaceballs sequel. He told Forbes: 'Without MGM taking me into their Culver prison cells, I can tell you that the draft is done. 'Everybody who's read it has been blown away. The process of working on this with and alongside Mel Brooks has been one of the highlights of my career.' The Frozen star added the whole experience has been 'sort of a fever dream', and said Brooks 'has been so unbelievably supportive, involved, and electrified by this because it's the one that surprisingly got away'. He gushed: 'It's a dream to be able to finally make the reality prophesied by Yogurt in the first movie happen. I can't say more than that. 'I can't tell you anything beyond [the] process at this point, but I can tell you every hour of every day right now is spent making this project closer and closer to reality — and I think we're nearing the end zone here.'
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Streamers Will Spend More on Content Than Broadcasters in 2025 for the First Time Ever
As streamers raise prices on us, it is a (slight) comfort to know that their bills are going up as well. In 2025, streaming services will finally out-spend commercial broadcasters on content. Ampere Analysis forecasts global content spend by streamers will reach a combined $95 billion this year, or about 39 percent of the total global investment on content. Broadcasters account for just 37 percent of the total spending. More from IndieWire Will Ferrell on 'Will and Harper' Oscar Snub: 'If You're a Member of the Doc Branch, Suck It' What 'Emilia Pérez' Can Win at the Oscars But why is this the year? Well, some year (soon) had to be the year, and '24 saw an awful lot of streaming-subscriber growth thanks to password-sharing crackdowns. With more eyeballs online than on broadcast and cable television, studios have shifted their budgets to streaming. Streaming platforms are savvy, Ampere opined, and 'are expected to ensure investment grows at a slower pace than revenue to maintain attractive profit margins.' It's kind of the only way Peacock or Paramount+ will turn a profit, we imagine. The London-based researcher predicts just a 0.4 percent increase in global content spend from 2024 to 2025, reaching a total of $248 billion this year (up marginally from $247 billion). For comparison, content investment grew 2 percent from 2023 ($243 billion) to 2024 thanks to the Summer Olympics, the resolution of the 2023 Hollywood strikes, and ad spend on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Below is a look at the last five years of global content spend. You'll have to forgive 2021, we were still coming out of the COVID crisis. Here is that same five-year period broken down by company type: Commercial broadcasters meanwhile have become more and more reliant on one-off events, like an election or the Olympics. Otherwise, as advertising revenue declines alongside linear viewing, less money in means less money out. It is worth noting here however that this is a particularly American problem. 'Outside the U.S., commercial broadcasters continue to demonstrate resilience, maintaining their content investment throughout 2025,' the Ampere study found. 'In 2025, expenditure by VOD services will increase by 6 percent, making these companies the leading contributors to the content landscape, surpassing commercial broadcasters for the first time,' Peter Ingram, the research manager at Ampere Analysis said. 'The continued growth of VOD spend, combined with the more cautious outlook of linear broadcasters, highlights the shifting role of traditional television as viewer demand turns to digital platforms and streaming.' Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie The 55 Best LGBTQ Movies and TV Shows Streaming on Netflix Right Now
