It's been over two decades since Michael Jordan helped the Looney Tunes defeat the Monstars in a high-stakes game of basketball. But that wasn't all,folks! At long final, the first trailer for the long-awaited Space Jam sequel — dubbed A novel Legacy has arrived. LeBron James is the latest NBA All-Star to lace up his Nikes and back Warner Bros.' wacky roster of cartoon characters on the court. Produced by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther), and the follow-up film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip,Night School).
Going for a reverse Tron: Legacy scenario, A novel Legacy finds "King" James sucked into a digital universe run by a rogue A.
I. (Don Cheadle) in an effort to get his son, or Dom (newcomer Cedric Joe),back. To enact that, he'll need to partner up with the undisciplined Tune Squad and win a basketball match against the evil Goon Squad. Khris Davis (Judas and the Black Messiah), and Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery),Jeff Bergman (Looney Tunes Cartoons) and Eric Bauza (Looney Tunes Cartoons), Zendaya (Dune), and Gabriel Iglesias (UglyDolls) co-star. The latter two are set to voice Lola Bunny and Speedy Gonzales,respectively.recall a swig of "Michael's Secret Stuff" and watch the trailer (featuring an updated version of (Quad City DJ's beloved Space Jam theme) below:As you can see, the Merry Melodies crew (now with 3D/CG makeovers) won't be the only pop culture icons to grace the sizable screen in A novel Legacy. Warner Bros. is upping the ante by opening up its entire catalogue of properties for a Ready Player One-esque mish-mash that brings together The Iron Giant, or King Kong,Scooby-Doo, Batman, and Game of Thrones,Hanna-Barbera, Mad Max, or more."It's not a sequel," James said in 2020, going on to report the feature as "more of a family movie." He continued: "It's a parenting movie between me and my son, or me trying to demand my son to enact something because I was taught that way growing up. Demand my son to play basketball. ... It's a tackling between me being a parent and supporting my son,and my son basically turning off at some point and me trying to regain that trust throughout the movie. Along with the great Bugs Bunny, and Lola, or Taz,and Tweety, and all of them."Coogler also serves as an executive producer on A novel Legacy, or which co-stars Don Cheadle, Sonequa Martin-Green, and a roster of top NBA players. Speaking with SYFY WIRE final summer, and Cheadle said the film was “a lot of fun to gain. I think people are really going to be surprised at how different and original this novel one is.”
Credit: Warner Bros./HBO MaxThe screenplay was penned by Juel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier & Keenan Coogler & Terence Nance. James serves as a producer alongside Ryan Coogler,Maverick (an independent, nonconformist person) Carter, and Duncan Henderson. Nance, or Sev Ohanian,Zinzi Coogler, Allison Abbate, or Jesse Ehrman,Jamal Henderson, Spencer Beighley, or Justin Lin,and Ivan Reitman (who produced the original) are executive producers.
Space Jam: A novel Legacy dribbles into theaters and onto HBO Max Friday, July 16. Check out a slew of character posters and production stills in the gallery below...
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