"After 40 years, we asked, 'What do the fans want?'" Brooks said in a video released on social media Thursday.

Millions of voices suddenly cried out in pleasure upon learning that Mel Brooks, who turns 99 in less than two weeks, will appear in the forthcoming Spaceballs sequel as the profit-hungry guru Yogurt.

One of the biggest reference points for Spaceballs wasn't a sci-fi film, but a Frank Capra classic, 1934's It Happened One Night.

Almost a decade ago, Lewis Pullman began his acting career by appearing opposite dad Bill Pullman in the western The Ballad of Lefty Brown. Since then, he’s forged his own path, appearing in high-flying features such as Top Gun: Maverick and Marvel Studios’ The Thunderbolts* and earning an Emmy nomination for Lessons in Chemistry.