The cast and filmmakers behind the "Spaceballs" sequel including Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis brought a little levity to CinemaCon Wednesday night in Las Vegas, with an irreverent presentation and first look at the satire. "With Hollywood studios merging willy nilly like middle aged couples at a swingers party, Amazon acquired MGM and opened the vault," a voiceover said in the "Spaceballs" sizzle reel, with the image on the screen showing Warner Bros. and Paramount, making Amazon MGM the only studio to publicly reference the pending acqusition at the conference so far. Mel Brooks, in a video message, announced the title, "Spaceballs: The New One." "It's just like the old one, but it's newer," Brooks said. He explained that it was not called "Spaceballs: The Search for More Money" because, he said, he found the money. It was in his basement. Also, he said, he couldn't be at Caesar's Palace with everyone because he was seeing Phish at the Sphere. Moranis's appearance on stage evoked a big reaction from the crowd, but he only got a few words out — part of the bit was that everyone would keep interrupting him, and they stuck to it. The film is expected in theaters next year. "Spaceballs" was just one part of the big Amazon MGM Studios presentation to theater owners, which also included first looks at Peter Farrelly's Sylvester Stallone biopic "I Play Rocky" and Michael B. Jordan's "The Thomas Crown Affair." The newly minted best actor Oscar winner for his dual performance in "Sinners," Jordan directs and stars in the romantic art heist, alongside Adria Arjona. Jon Batiste also played a bit of the score he's composing for the film. "I've been daydreaming about making this movie for years," said Jordan. He watched the 1999 version when he was... Read More