‘Spaceballs: The New One’ Brings Rick Moranis Back as Dark Helmet After Decades Away: “It Is the Best Decision I Ever Made”

Rick Moranis is finally returning to Spaceballs — and judging by the reaction inside Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, fans have been waiting a long time for this moment. The actor, who reprises his iconic role as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs: The New One, received a standing ovation Friday after making a fittingly ridiculous entrance, according to AP. Rather than walking onstage, Moranis hid in the audience beneath Dark Helmet’s oversized helmet while soldiers from the original film combed through the crowd with an oversized comb in search of him. The appearance also gave Moranis a chance to answer the question he’s heard from fans for years. “This came along at the right time,” he said of the sequel, which arrives in theaters next April. “It just felt like this is it. … It is the best decision