Space Jam A New Legacy - From Black Panther to Bugs Bunny

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Wave your hands in the air if you feel fine!

Space Jam 2 is happening! SpringHill Entertainment has just posted new details about the highly-anticipated follow-up to the hit 1996 movie starring NBA legend Michael Jordan. Now, over 20 years later, Space Jam 2 will star basketball icon LeBron James as "small forward," with Bugs Bunny co-starring as "point guard."

The SpringHill Entertainment Instagrampost, which shows a locker room, also reveals that Terence Nance will direct the movie and Black Panther's Ryan Cooglerwill be a producer on the film.

James also confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.

Talking about Coogler, James said he "loved his vision" for Blank Panther, which Coogler directed. James also noted to THR that when he was growing up, there were no black superheroes. "So for Ryan to be able to bring that to kids, it's amazing," he shared.

"The Space Jam collaboration is so much more than just me and the Looney Tunes getting together and doing this movie," James told THR. "It's so much bigger. I'd just love for kids to understand how empowered they can feel and how empowered they can be if they don't just give up on their dreams. And I think Ryan did that for a lot of people."

Production on the movie is "tentatively slated" to start in 2019 during the NBA off-season. And, if the numbers in the Instagram post are any indication, the movie's release date might just be Jan. 23, 2021.

 

[Andre The Roboto]

I hope they bring back Korey Coleman to animate a shadow

 

[Lord of the Large Pants]

Wow. We're going to get Space Jam 2 before Shut Up and Jam Gaiden 2.

But I'm not bitter.

 

[Agent Wet]

Come on and slam and welcome to the Jam
But seriously what even there to follow up on and was there any demand for a second movie in the first place.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

This will have zero soul and be attended by dumbasses who still crack up at Shrek memes.

 

[Kiwi Jeff]

Wow. We're going to get Space Jam 2 before Shut Up and Jam Gaiden 2.

But I'm not bitter.

Okay, but will this movie be canon? That's the real question.

 

[Trombonista]

My brother had the Space Jam soundtrack as a kid.

 

[Mariposa Electrique]

This will have zero soul and be attended by dumbasses who still crack up at Shrek memes.

It's going to be another hour and a half commercial for Air Jordans?

 

[The Fool]

Just imagine all the kids being taken to the theater who don't even know what Loony Toons is or recognize the characters, while screaming at the top of their lungs "I want to go back home and play fortnite!"

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

No.

No, thank you.

Really, but no.

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

Wow. We're going to get Space Jam 2 before Shut Up and Jam Gaiden 2.

But I'm not bitter.

Look on the bright side, at least we will get Shut Up and Jam Gaiden 3.

 

[MysticMisty]

Come on and slam and welcome to the Jam
But seriously what even there to follow up on and was there any demand for a second movie in the first place.

Not like anybody had demand for the first one to begin with.

 

[Trasha Pay That A$$]

When the first one came out I was deep into my basketball obsession and had a huge crush on Sir Charles. I saw it but even all that wasn't enough to impress young Trasha. The movie was campy in such a bad way.

 

[Yellow Yam Scam]

I hope Lola is in this one too so I can pop some b*ners like when I was a kid.

 

[The Shadow]

It really doesn't take much to get greenlit at Warner Bros these days, does it?

 

[Lunete]

Space Jam, really? Are they that desperate for money?

 

[Kari Kamiya]

I really don't want to see the Looney Tunes animated in 3-D, thanks.

EDIT: Just realized that whomever's replacing Joe Alaskey as Daffy is most likely going to make his debut in this film, and I think that's....... pretty sad.

 

[skiddlez]

make it an anime and name it "come on and slam and welcome to Japan"

 

[Doc Cassidy]

Space Jam was great!

 

[Trombonista]

Space Jam was great!

I think you meant to post "I'd watch it tbh"