Rick Moranis reunites with ‘Spaceballs’ cast on red carpet decades after leaving Hollywood

Welcome back, Rick Moranis.

The beloved actor reunited with his “Spaceballs” co-stars to celebrate the classic film’s upcoming sequel on Wednesday, marking his triumphant return nearly 30 years after leaving Hollywood.

The 72-year-old resurfaced to promote “Spaceballs: The New One” at Amazon MGM Studios’ CinemaCon 2026 presentation in Las Vegas.

The comedian, who is reprising his role as Lord Dark Helmet, posed with Daphne Zuniga, who plays Princess Vespa, in a sweet snap from the event.

Another shot showed the “Little Shop of Horrors” star and Bill Pullman, who plays Lone Starr, smiling for the camera.

The original cast members’ new “Space Balls: The New One” co-stars, including Josh Gad and Pullman’s son Lewis Pullman, attended the event.

Director Josh Greenbaum, who took the reins from Mel Brooks, 99, to helm the space opera comedy follow-up, was also present at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Brooks, appearing in a pre-recorded teaser, shared the first footage from the forthcoming comedy while announcing its official “Spaceballs: The New One” title and April 23, 2027, release date.

After joking that the sequel won’t be called “Spaceballs: The Search for More Money” because “after all these years” he “found the money” in his basement, Brooks promised the new movie “is just like the old one, only newer.”

“I’ll see you at the movies, and may the Schwartz be with you,” the comedy legend, who plays Yogurt and President Skroob, concluded, using an iconic catchphrase from the original flick.

Announced in June 2025, the “Spaceballs” sequel will hit theaters 40 years after the first came out in 1987.

The cast was spotted doing its first table read this past September.

Moranis’ decision to return comes almost three decades after he stepped away from Hollywood in 1997 following his wife Anne Belsky’s tragic death from cancer.

The “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” star became a full-time dad for his and Belsky’s daughter, Rachel, and son, Mitchell, in 1991.

Although Moranis took a lengthy hiatus from live-action projects, he waded back into Hollywood for voiceover work like “Brother Bear” and “Brother Bear 2” in the early 2000s.

“I took a break, which turned into a longer break,” he told the Hollywood Reporter in 2015. “But I’m interested in anything that I would find interesting.

“I still get the occasional query about a film or television role, and as soon as one comes along that piques my interest,” he continued at the time.

Moranis also emphasized he had “no regrets” about leaving Hollywood to focus on his family.

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

He explained, “I was working with really interesting people, wonderful people. I went from that to being at home with a couple of little kids.

“I have absolutely no regrets whatsoever,” the “Ghostbusters” star clarified. “My life is wonderful.”