Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman and more reunite for 'Spaceballs: The New One'

Rick Moranis is reuniting on the big screen with his former "Spaceballs" co-stars.

The actor will return as Dark Helmet for the upcoming film "Spaceballs: The New One" alongside fellow "Spaceballs" alums George Wyner, Daphne Zuniga, Bill Pullman andMel Brooks.

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The new film marks Moranis' first live-action film role since he appeared in the 1997 Walt Disney Pictures film "Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves."

Moranisstepped out with Zuniga and Pullman atCinemaConin Las Vegas on Thursday to promote the upcoming film during the Amazon MGM Studios CinemaCon presentation.

They were joined by new co-stars Josh Gad and Lewis Pullman.

Gad also serves as a co-writer on the new project with Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, while Josh Greenbaum is slated to direct.

"Spaceballs," which was released in 1987, was co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also starred in the film as President Skroob/Yogurt.

The cult-classic space opera comedy, set in a distant galaxy, parodies the "Star Wars" trilogy and other popular sci-fi franchises, including "Star Trek," "2001: A Space Odyssey" and more.

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The film also starred John Candy and Joan Rivers.

News of a new "Spaceballs" film first broke in June 2025 with a video featuring Brooks talking about the new project.

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Brooks appeared in another pre-tapedvideoshown at CinemaCon, in which he announced the title of the upcoming "Spaceballs" film.

"Everywhere I go, people say, 'Mel, Mel! Where is the new "Spaceballs?" When are you going to make the new "Spaceballs?"'" Brooks said in the video. "'When are you gonna make the new one?!'"

He continued, "Well, we did it. And the title is 'Spaceballs: The New One.' It's just like the old one, but it's newer. That's why it's called 'The New One.' There you have it. I'll see you at the movies, and may the Schwartz be with you."

A logline for the film, included in a press release, states that "plot details are being kept under lock, key, and an industrial-strength Schwartz shield."

Keke Palmer and Anthony Carrigan will also star in the upcoming film.

"Spaceballs: The New One" will arrive in theaters on April 23, 2027.

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Jack Schlossberg Calls ‘Love Story’ a “Capital ‘F’ for Fiction”

Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy, renewed his criticism of the FX seriesLove Storyin a new interview released this week. Speaking on Katie Couric’s podcast,Next Question With Katie Couric, Schlossberg, 33, remarked how the limited series focused on glamour at the expense of his family and the legacy of his uncle,John F. Kennedy Jr.

“I struggle to find a universe where someone taking advantage of my family is helping me,” Schlossberg said when asked whether the show’s popularity could benefit his congressional campaign. He iscurrently campaigning for an open seat in U.S. Congress to represent New York’s 12th District. “My issue is to fictionalize and to sensationalize his romantic life without giving any credence to the serious things that he did.”

Love Storypremiered in February and over the course of nine episodes followed therelationship and untimely deathsofJFK Jr.andCarolyn Bessette-Kennedyin the 1990s, recreating many real-life events, such astheir 1996 wedding. But as the disclaimer in every episode’s opening credits reads, much of the dialogue and encounters were fictionalized and were just inspired by real people.

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Schlossberg was careful to distinguish between the people who made the show and its audience. He added that no one in the Kennedy family was consulted during production and urged viewers to approach the series critically. “I would just want people who do watch the show to watch it with one letter in mind, and that’s a capital ‘F’ for fiction,” he said. Speaking about his uncle, Schlossberg said, “He was a smart, attractive person who cared about politics. It’s not surprising that people, once they remember who he was, want to dress like him and be like him.”

Schlossberg also objected to the show’s portrayal of his parents, Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, describing them as “the two nicest, most dignified, private people in the whole world who do nothing but help others.” He took particular issue with his father’s depiction. “They had my dad dressed up in some plaid outfit," he said. “My dad’s the most stylish guy I’ve ever met.”

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Kacey Musgraves mocks Donald Trump Jesus controversy with new AI image

Kacey Musgraveshas inserted herself and fellow country musicianDolly Partoninto the discourse surrounding an AI-generated image of a Christ-like figure thatPresident Donald Trumpposted online to the outrage of religious conservatives.

Some Trump allies have criticized the president for sharing an image on his Truth Social account on April 12,depicting him laying his hand on the forehead of a sick man in bedwhile a light glows in Trump’s other hand and light shines around the sick man’s head.

Though the "Golden Hour" singer, 37, did not comment on the controversy, she shared an AI-generated image recreating the image with Musgraves as the sick man andDolly Partonas the Jesus-like figure. Similar to the image Trump shared, the American flag waves and the Statue of Liberty is seen in the background.

Trump later denied comparing himself to Jesus, arguing that the image was being misconstrued and that he was actually depicted as a doctor. The post has since been removed from his Truth Social page.

"I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor," he told reporters during an April 13 White House event, adding: "It's supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better."

The controversial image was posted shortly after Trump wrotea long Truth Social messagecallingPope Leo XIV, who has been critical of theIran war, "Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons." The pope responded, saying he has "no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel."

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Conservative activist Riley Gaines condemns AI image

Among the critics of the image Trump shared wasRiley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer and conservative activist who has campaigned for the exclusion of transgender women competing in women’s sports.

In an April 13X post,Gaines said she couldn’t understand why Trump would post the image, saying, "A little humility would serve him well," and "God shall not be mocked."

She later praised Trump for removing the post, adding, "Of course, I'll continue to support him and the America First agenda. At the end of the day, I do nothing for the approval of man. Our purpose on this earth is to glorify Him in all we do. The truth social post missed the mark. It's now deleted. Amazing!"

Brilyn Hollyhand, the former chair of the Republican National Committee’s Youth Advisory Council and a self-described “full time Christian” called the image a "gross blasphemy,"in an April 12 X post."Faith is not a prop. You don’t need to portray yourself as a savior when your record should speak for itself."

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Prince Harry Reveals He “Didn’t Want” to be Royal Because “It Killed My Mum”

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’strip of Australia continues, the Duke of Sussex gave a nearly 20-minute long address at a conference in Melbourne.

At the InterEdge Summit event, Prince Harry delivered the keynote address andspoke aboutmental health and grief. “When I was invited to speak at this summit, I wasn’t sure whether I was expected to speak as someone who, despite everything, has their shit together. Or as someone who, despite what it may look like, actually doesn’t have his shit together,” Harry said. “But I was struck by something quite simple — that while my experiences may be unusual, the feelings that come with them are not.”

He spoke about the loss of his mother,Princess Diana, who died after a car crash in Paris in August 1997. “In my experience, loss is disorienting at any age. Grief does not disappear because we ignore it. Experiencing that as a kid while in a goldfish bowl under constant surveillance, yes, that will have its challenges. And without purpose, it can break you,” he said.

Harry continued, “There have been many times when I’ve felt overwhelmed. Times when I’ve felt lost, betrayed, or completely powerless. Times when the pressure—externally and internally—felt constant. And times when, despite everything going on, I still had to show up pretending everything was okay, so as not to let anyone down. For many years I was numb to it, and perhaps that was easier then, but I also didn’t yet have the tools to deal with it.”

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Following the address, he was in conversation with Australian business leader Brendan Nelson, and expanded further on his comments about his late mother. As he struggled with her death, he told Nelson, he rejected his royal role.

“I was like, ‘I don’t want this job. I don’t want this role—wherever this is headed, I don’t like it,’” Harry said. “It killed my mum and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years and years. Eventually I realized, well, hang on, if there was somebody else in this position, how would they be making the most of this platform and this ability and the resources that come with it to make a difference in the world? And also, what would my mum want me to do? And that really changed my own perspective.”

Prince Harry and Meghan’s Australia visit continues tomorrow in Sydney.

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Ken Jennings Reveals Truth Behind Shocking “Jeopardy!” Loss After 74-Game Run

Ken Jennings was recently asked about finally losing Jeopardy! in 2004, after a 74-game winning streak

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• The fan asked if he really didn't know the answer, or if he lost on purpose because he was bored

• The now Jeopardy!-host assured the fan that he truly did not know the answer at the time

Ken Jenningsis getting candid about his loss onJeopardy!in 2004, after he won74 straight gamesand amassed $2.5 million. (He still holds the record for the longest winning streak, but eventually lost to Nancy Zerg after getting the answer wrong in Final Jeopardy during his 75th show.)

On April 14, on theInside Jeopardy!Podcast, hosted by the show's executive producerSarah Whitcomb-Foss, Foss shared a video of a recent Q&A that Jennings did prior to a recent show taping, where a fan asked him about the loss.

“This question has been haunting me for 20 years. Did you really not know the answer to the last Final Jeopardy question on your last episode?” the audience member asked.

The answer was no, Jennings didnotlose on purpose.

"For 20 years, this gentleman has been thinking I took a dive," Jennings said to laughter.

Jennings continued, “Haveyouever willingly quit a job where you were making $70,000 an hour?”

The question that Jennings lost on, in the “Business & Industry” category was: “Most of this firm’s 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work for 4 months of the year.”

Jennings wrote, “What is FedEx?” The correct answer was "What is H&R Block?"

He says fans still come up to him and ask him about finally losing after 74 games, saying,  "I think people who ask me this question usually just want to saytheyknew it was H&R Block," he said jokingly.

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“It turned out it was a question about H&R Block, a tax prep company. I always did my own taxes,” Jennings continued. “No, but I think I could have thought about that one all day, and I would not have figured out that was H&R Block.”

"That's how these long runs go — they always seem inevitable until a few things happen. And then suddenly they're not so inevitable anymore," he said of the streak eventually ending.

Jennings first took over hosting duties in 2021, afterAlex Trebeksigned off following 40 years following a Jan 8. show that had been pre-taped and ran after Trebek's Nov. 8death from pancreatic cancer, at age 80.

"I understand better than anybody that these are very big shoes to fill," Jennings told PEOPLE at the time. "I expect people to be a little discontented when they see me. I'm right there with them. The only thing I can do is to try doing the job the best I can.”

He added, "I grew up watching Alex, and he did that job perfectly. But I also knew that it was a hard job from watching him — he just did it so effortlessly."

In 2018, Trebek told PEOPLE that Jennings had been one of his favorite contestants ever.

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“When Ken finally lost after 74 games, that was a sad moment for me,” Trebek said at the time. “I shed a tear, just because this marvelous streak had suddenly come to an end. And it’ll never be matched. Nobody will do it. That was the perfect wave.”

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Martha Stewart says Cate Blanchett is rumored to play her in “Good Thing” biopic — and she seems to approve

Martha Stewart says Cate Blanchett is set to star as the lifestyle guru in an upcoming biopic.

Key Points

• The film is rumored to be called Good Thing, a reference to Stewart's television catchphrase.

• Stewart previously was the subject of the 2020 Netflix documentary, Martha, which she criticized.

Cate Blanchetthas a knack for portraying real-life characters, everyone from the Queen of England (Elizabeth) and Katharine Hepburn (The Aviator) toBob Dylan(I’m Not There). Could her next role beMartha Stewart?

The lifestyle guru broke the casting news, seemingly inadvertently, on Tuesday evening as she walked the red carpet at the New York premiere ofBrunello: The Gracious Visionary, a documentary about Italian fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli.

Asked by aVarietyreporter if she would ever want someone to play her on the big screen, Stewart replied, “I hope so… I’ve been hearing rumors.”

Stewart then went on to spill the tea on what she knows so far. “I think there’s something in the works right now with… Cate Blanchett,” she teased, raising an approving eyebrow, “calledGood Thing.”

Varietysubsequently reported Blanchett’s casting and confirmed Janicza Bravo (2020’sZola) will direct the biopic. A representative for the actress did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.

Good Thing— a reference to herMartha Stewart Livingcatchphrase, “It’s a good thing” — wouldn’t be the first time the entrepreneur’s life story was told onscreen. In 2024, she was the willing subject ofMartha, a Netflix documentary that she publiclycriticized.

"I love the first half of the documentary," she admitted to theNew York Times.

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The second half, however, focused too much on her 2003 indictment for insider trading, subsequent conviction, and five months in federal prison.

"The trial and the actual incarceration was less than two years out of an 83-year life,” Stewart said in 2024.

Other gripes were the exclusion of her “utterly fantastic” grandchildren and “my love of travel.” Stewart was particularly annoyed thatMartha’s director, R.J. Cutler, missed much of the “fun” aspects of her life.

“R.J. didn’t get any of that in the movie,” she told theNYT.

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But the worst part was the ending.

"Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those," Stewart said of Cutler. "And he refused. Ihatethose last scenes. Hate them.”

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Was Jack Harlow on 'SNL?' One relative certainly thought so

A “Saturday Night Live” impression ofJack Harlowwas so spot on that even his own aunt thought it was actually him.

The rapper revealed in anInstagram storyon April 13 that a relative mistook “SNL” cast member Ben Marshall for Harlow during an April 11 “Weekend Update” sketch that poked fun at backlash over comments he made about his latest album.

During the segment, “Weekend Update” co‑anchor Michael Che and Marshall, who portrayed Harlow, joked about criticism tied to the release of the rapper’s fourth studio album, "Monica." Specifically, a comment he made to The New York Times about his music getting "Blacker."

“White rapper Jack Harlow recently made headlines for describing the sound of his new album by saying, ‘I got Blacker,’” Che said. “Here to explain himself is Jack Harlow.”

Marshall’s version of Harlow then struggled to talk his way out of the controversy, repeatedly digging himself deeper over the course of the bit. TheKentucky-born rapperdropped the surprise album on March 13, which coincided with his 28th birthday.

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Speaking withthe Times on release day, Harlow said he had reached a moment of reflection, explaining that he had “[got] to a point where as much as you’re trying to find your voice, you’re also hoping to escape yourself.”

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Jack Harlow's aunt was 'proud' after 'SNL' appearance

Harlow said his aunt later texted him to say she was proud of him for going on “Saturday Night Live” and “addressing everything.”

“My aunt that I am related to actually thought that was me,” Harlow said in a now‑expired Instagram story.

While Harlow did not appear on “SNL” this past weekend, he has been featured on the late‑night sketch show before. According to NBC, the rapper made his musical guest debut in March 2021 and returned in October 2022 to pull double duty as host and musical guest.

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