December 1998: John Candy announces that Spaceballs IV will be his last appearance as Barf.
Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money: The Collaborative TL!
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December 17, 1998: Star Wars Episode VII: Heir to the Empire comes out in theatres. It it a box office success, being the 2nd highest grossing film that year.
December 30, 1998: George Lucas announces plans for Stars Wars Episode VIII to be released in 2001.
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February 1999: Spaceballs IV: the search for even more money is released. It receives positive reviews and receives 200 million at the box office. A 5th movie has not been confirmed yet.
May 1999: Ginormous premiers and is a financial smash. It makes over 550 million dollars.
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July 1999: Mel Brooks states during an interview, "Well the whole Spaceballs situation is still unknown, but if we made a fifth one, it might come out in 2001 or 2002, '04 at the latest."
August 1999: Rumors circulate in Hollywood of an interest in seeing other Mel Brooks properties get sequels, the biggest one being Blazing Saddles.
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August 1999: The rumor, known at the time as "Brooksmania", is covered on Variety.
September 1999: The Matrix is released in theatres. The Film stars Will Smith as Neo and Sean Connery as Morpheus. The film was delayed due to rewrites as neither of the big actors understood the original film ideas, and Will Smith's casting meant more jokes were added, as such the film was mostly in the same vein as Men in Black in tone.
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October 1999: Variety speculates that Brooks's next film will either be a sequel or a parody of Jurassic Park or The Matrix.
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November 1999: Mel Brooks announces that his next film is a surprise, and will give details in the coming year.
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December 1999: The Film Galaxy Quest is released as an affectionate Parody of Star Trek, and is a success. Many wonder if the film will become Star Trek's Spaceballs and become a series of films.
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(TTL Shrek 2, 3, and 4 come out in 2000, 2003, and 2006 respectively)
January 1, 2000: The world celebrates the new millennium.
January 1, 2000: The world celebrates the new millennium.
Here's hoping the sequels don't become a pretentious, convoluted mess.
As they need an easier script for mr connery, they might be more direct in that regard.