
In the original Spaceballs, Bill Pullman portrayed Lone Star, the charming hero who was obviously inspired by both Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. And in the Star Wars sequels, Kylo Ren is the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia’s son, Ben. Casting Lewis Pullman as Bill Pullman’s son in the movie cleverly echoes the Star Wars sequel family dynamic that Spaceballs 2is aiming to parody. Additionally, Bill and Lewis have a real-life father-son relationship they can draw on for their performances. What’s more, Lewis Pullman recently impressed audiences in Thunderbolts* earlier this year as Robert Reynolds, demonstrating both his comedic timing and ability to play a darker role. His character had to carefully balance being a lighthearted source of humor with being the biggest threat to the Thunderbolts as both the hero Sentry and the powerful entity The Void. Pullman successfully handled this challenge, making Robert, or “Bob”, one of the most intriguing characters in the Marvel film and quickly winning over fans.