From the bottom of my heart I want to say, thank you, nerds.” This article was originally published on NBCNews.com During a panel for the upcoming sequel to the 1987 “Star Wars” parody film “Spaceballs” at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday,

SAN DIEGO — Rick Moranis says he finally has an answer for all of the times that “Spaceballs” fans have stopped him to ask, “When are you guys going to finally make a sequel to that thing?”

Moranis — who last appeared on the big screen in 1997's Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves — will reprise his role of Dark Helmet in 2027's Spaceballs: The New One, his first on-screen/non-voice acting role i...