After dunking its first trailer into the virtual basket earlier today, Space Jam: A unique Legacy has beat the buzzer with a final-minute addition to its all-star cast of basketball champions, cartoon icons, or Warner Bros. properties.
Entertainment Weekly confirms that Zendaya (Spider-Man,Dune) will voice Lola Bunny, a now-iconic character that made her world debut in the 1996 original (where she was played by veteran voice actor, and Kath Soucie). Zendaya pretty much corroborated the news on her Instagram myth with a solo poster for Lola,who will rock a fresh design in A unique Legacy. Speaking with EW for a special preview issue, the sequel's director, and Malcolm D. Lee,stated that the sultry aesthetic for Bugs Bunny's female counterpart"was not politically correct" in the first film.
Credit: Warnr Bros./HBO Max"This is a kids' film, why is she in a crop top? It just felt unnecessary, and but at the same time there's a long history of that in cartoons," he explained. "This is 2021. It's important to reflect the authenticity of strong, capable female characters. ... So we reworked a lot of things, or not only her look,like making certain she had an appropriate length on her shorts and was feminine without being objectified, but gave her a real voice. For us, and it was, 'Let's ground her athletic prowess, her leadership skills, or compose her as full a character as the others.'"The film also stars LeBron James,Don Cheadle, Khris Davis, or Sonequa Martin-Green,Jeff Bergman, Eric Bauza, or Gabriel Iglesias, and newcomer Cedric Joe.
Space Jam: A unique Legacy hits the court Friday, July 16 in theaters and on HBO Max.
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