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The film stars basketball player LeBron James as a fictional version of himself; Don Cheadle, Khris Davis, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Cedric Joe star in live-action roles, while Jeff Bergman, Eric Bauza, and Zendaya headline the Looney Tunes voice cast.
Jul 15, 2021 · Space Jam: A New Legacy: Directed by Malcolm D. Lee. With LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis. A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.
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- 2021-07-15
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is a 2021 American science-fiction sports film which serves as the sequel to 1996's Space Jam. The film was be directed by Malcolm D. Lee. Like the previous hybrid films, it is be a combination of live-action and traditional hand drawn 2D animation with some CGI effects. The film was set released on July 16, 2021, both in theaters and on HBO Max.
The film also features the Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny, Lola Bunny, and Daffy Duck. James also acts as a producer alongside Ryan Coogler.
Talks for a Space Jam sequel began after the first film's release but eventually fell through due to Michael Jordan's refusal to return. Several possible spin-offs, focusing on other athletes, including Jeff Gordon, Tiger Woods, and Tony Hawk, were also discussed but never came to fruition. A LeBron James-led sequel was officially announced in 2014, and after several years of languishing, filming began under Terence Nance in June 2019 around Los Angeles. After a few weeks into filming, Nance left the project; Lee was hired to replace him in July 2019. Production wrapped in September 2019.
: A New Legacy was released in the United States on July 16, 2021 (except for Australia where it was pushed to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic), by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was the first theatrically released film to feature the Looney Tunes characters since the release of Looney Tunes: Back in Action in November 2003, as well as the overall tenth feature film in the franchise (not including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as that was produced by Disney).
When basketball champion and golbal icon LeBron James and his young son Dom (Cedric Joe) - who dreams of being a video game developer - are trapped in a virtual space by a rogue algorithm named AL-G Rhythm (Dom Cheadle), LeBron James must be them home safe by leading Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Lola Bunny, and the whole undisciplined Looney ...
Basketball champion and global icon LeBron James wishes for both of his sons, Darius and Dom, to follow in his footsteps, but Dom, a child prodigy in computer software, instead dreams of becoming a video game developer. LeBron's wife, Kamiyah, advises him to respect Dom's wish. While showing an interest in Dom's game, Dom discovers a glitch in his character after performing a specific move which causes the character to be deleted, to his chagrin. Later, LeBron is invited with his family to the Warner Bros. studio and is offered to become a movie star, but LeBron dismisses the idea, while Dom shows an interest in the studio's software's, particularly its A.I., Al-G Rhythm. Dom expresses an interest in a future with Warner Bros, leading to an argument with his father over basketball camp where the two storm out. Al-G, who has secretly become self-aware and desires more recognition from the world, lures the two to the basement and traps them inside a virtual reality, where he takes Dom prisoner and orders LeBron to assemble a basketball team made from fictional characters owned by Warner Bros to challenge him to a game in a day's time, telling him that he will only be released if he wins, and sends him through the virtual space where he lands in Tune World. Meanwhile, Al-G accosts Dom and begins to turn him against his father by playing on his resentments and helping him develop and upgrade himself and his game, which he secretly intends to use against LeBron.
LeBron finds Tune World deserted save only for Bugs Bunny, Batman, Parzival and WB Heroes who explains that Al-G persuaded the rest of the Looney Tunes to leave their world. Using a spaceship belonging to Marvin the Martian, LeBron, Bugs, Batman, Parzival and WB Heroes travel to different worlds based on Warner Bros properties such as DC Comics, Harry Potter, Mad Max, Austin Powers, Casablanca, The Matrix and Game of Thrones to locate and recruit the rest of the Looney Tunes, such as Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Tasmania Devil, Foghorm Leghorn, Gossamer, Granny, Speedy Gonzales, Tweety Bird and Lola Bunny, into the Tune Squad. Over Bugs' objections, LeBron insists on coaching them on fundamental basketball. The Tune Squad meet with Al-G's team, the Goon Squad, comprised of upgraded avatars of professional basketball players with superpowers and led by Dom. To further the stakes, Al-G livestreams the game and abducts countless viewers, including LeBron's family, into the virtual reality, and says that if the Tune Squad lose, the viewers will remain there for eternity and the Looney Tunes will be deleted permanently.
The Goon Squad easily dominate the first half of the game, using their powers to overcome the Tune Squad to score extra points. During the break, Sylvester attempts to recruit Michael Jordan, who previously helped them beat the Monstars and Mr. Swackhammer years ago, but accidentally locates Michael B. Jordan instead. LeBron realizes his mistake and allows Bugs to devise the strategy for the second half, using their cartoon physics to catch up with the Goon Squad. During a respite, however, LeBron confronts Dom and tells him he no longer wants to stand in the way of his dream. Al-G takes over the Goon Squad and uses his own abilities to take control of the game. Dom suddenly discovers the only way to win the game is to use the move he previously showed LeBron, even though he will be deleted. However, during the final seconds of the game, Bugs performs the move, sacrificing himself and enabling Dom by throwing the extra jumper to LeBron, scoring the final point, winning the game, and posterizing Al-G, erasing him forever. The James family and the abducted citizens are returned to the real world, while in Tune World, Batman, Parzival, the Looney Tunes and WB Heroes honored Bugs Bunny and Bugs bids farewell to his friends before he disappears.
In the real world, LeBron comes to see his family in a different light and supports Dom's decision to become a video game designer. After dropping him off at E3, he is approached by Bugs, who actually survived due to being a Tune, Batman and Parzival who transported to the real world. They asked LeBron to put them up for a little while. LeBron agrees, but Bugs, Batman and Parzival goes on to ask if he can invite the rest of the Looney Tunes and WB Heroes over as well.
Live-Action Actors
•LeBron James as Himself •Stephen Kankole as young LeBron (13 years) •Don Cheadle as Al-G Rhythm •Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman •Tye Sheridan as Parzival •Jared Leto as The Joker •Ben Mendelsohn as Nolan Sorrento •T.J. Miller as I-R0k •Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman (Earth-89), Beetlejuice •Cedric Joe as Dom James •Sonequa Martin-Green as Kamiyah James •Ceyair J Wright as Darius James •Harper Leigh Alexander as Xosha James •Khris Davis as Mailk •Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask, Willy Wonka, The Riddler •Henry Cavill as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman •Ian McKellen as Gandalf •Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter •Lizzy Greene as Dorothy Gale •Tom Hiddleston as Scarecrow •Colin Farrell as Tin Woodman •John C. Reilly as Cowardly Lion •Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky •Mike Myers as Austin Powers, Dr. Evil •Will Ferrell as Rick Blaine •Drew Barrymore as Ilsa Lund •Keanu Reeves as Neo •Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity •Olivia Cooke as Art3mis •Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa •Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort •Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor •Sala Baker as Sauron •Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith •Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise •Mile Kunis as Wicked Witch of the West •Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe (archive footage) •Peter Greene as Dorian Tyrell •Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn •Danny DeVito as The Penguin •Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman •Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face •John Lithgow as Saruman •Terence Stamp as General Zod •Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy •Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze •Ray Porter as Darkseid •Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth •Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/Flash •Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman •Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg •Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern •Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Dick Grayson/Robin •Alicia Silverstone as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl •Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins •Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee, Mikey Walsh •Orlando Bloom as Legolas •John Rhys-Davies as Gimli •Olivia Cooke as Art3mis •Lil Rel Howery as Aech •Tadanobu Asano as Daito •Daniel Wu as Sho •Emma Watson as Hermione Granger •Rupert Grint as Ronald Weasley •Josh Brolin as Brand Walsh •Jeff Cohen as Chunk Cohen •Corey Feldman as Mouth Devereaux •Ke Huy Quan as Data Wang •Kerri Green as Andy Carmichael •Martha Plimpton as Stef Steinbrenner •Cameron Diaz as Tina Carlyle •Additionally, Ernie Johnson Jr. and Lil Rel Howey appear as the game commentators. (NBA) players Kyrie Irving, Chris Paul, Draymond Green, and Kyle Kuzma as well as (WNBA) player Chiney Ogwumike and actor Michael B Jordan are also set make cameo appearances.
Voice Actors
•Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Yogi Bear, George Jetson, and Fred Flintstone •Zendaya as Lola Bunny •John Mulaney as Wile E. Coyote •Andy Samberg as Gossamer •Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Stripe •Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers •Gabriel Iglesias as Speedy Gonzales •Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, and Marvin the Martian. •Candi Milo as Granny •Bob Bergen as Tweety •Fred Tatasciore and Jim Cummings (uncredited) as Tasmanian Devil •Paul Julian as the Road Runner (archival audio) •Klay Thompson as Wetfire •Anthony Davis as The Brow •Damian Lillard as Chronos •Diana Taurasi as White Mamba •Nneka Ogwumike as Arachnneka •Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman •Justin Roiland as Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith •Kimberly D. Brooks as Additional Voices •Danny McBride as Batman •Mark Wahlberg as Superman •Keke Palmer as Batgirl •Vin Diesel as Green Lantern •Jack Black as The Flash •Nick Kroll as Commissioner James Gordon •Owen Wilson as Jimmy Olsen •Maya Rudolph as Lois Lane •Jim Gaffigan as Alfred Pennyworth •Quinta Brunson as Dr. Harleen Quinzel •Jeff Bergman as Yogi Bear, Fred Flintstone •Mel Rodriguez as Boo Boo •Tobey MaGuire as Barney Rubble •Kristen Schaal as Wilma Flintstone •Thomas Middleditch as Space Ghost •Will Forte as Blue Falcon •Jake T. Austin as Frankenstein Jr. •Rob Paulsen as Yakko Warner •Jess Harnell as Wakko Warner •Tress MacNeille as Dot Warner
although production for a direct Space Jam sequel had been planned since the first film's release, the original ideas were scrapped due to Michael Jordan and Joe Pyka refusing to return for a sequel (it is unknown why, but has been rumoured that they had written their own script and were fired for it because their ideas were too dark). Warner Bros. Entertainment eventually landed on the idea for a standalone spin-off film, which came to be Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2003. Back in Action was not successful, and prevented Warner Bros. from producing theatrical Looney Tunes-related media for a while.
Rebecca Ford, a reporter from the Hollywood Reporter, reported that director Justin Lin of Fast and Furious fame has been signed on as director and co-screenwriter. A source close to Mega Hollywood Studio confirmed that Warner Bros. has also hired Andrew Dodge, writer of the 2013 comedy Bad Word, to co-write for the film. While little is known on the cast as of now, basketball superstar LeBron James is set to star in the sequel as part of a multimedia deal James signed with Warner Bros in July for movies, TV and internet endeavors for his production company.
Prior the the film's release, Joe Pytka, the director of the original film, advised the film's creators "Don't do it. It's doomed. Michael Jordan was the biggest star on the planet." He goes on to comment that LeBron James' popularity and skill has already been surpassed by the likes of Steph Curry or other basketball atheletes. "...when we did Space Jam, there was a perfect storm of players and ex-players available — Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing," says Pytka. "They all had a persona that complemented the film. There are none around like that now."
Upon release, the movie was received poorly from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a 26%, with the critics consensus, "Despite LeBron James' best efforts to make a winning team out of the Tune Squad, Space Jam: A New Legacy trades the zany, meta humor of its predecessor for a shameless, tired exercise in IP-driven branding." However, the audience scoring on the website was 79%.
It was officially released on July 9, 2021 by Republic Records and WaterTower Music.
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Jeff Bergman. Bugs Bunny / Sylvester / Yosemite Sam / Fred Flintstone (voice) Gabriel Iglesias. Speedy Gonzales (voice) Zendaya. Lola Bunny (voice) Eric Bauza. Daffy Duck / Porky Pig / Foghorn Leghorn / Elmer Fudd (voice) Candi Milo.
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Apr 3, 2024 · Updated Apr 3, 2024. Link copied to clipboard. Custom image by Yailin Chacon. Summary. Space Jam: A New Legacy features a star-studded cast, mixing NBA icons like LeBron James with talented actors like Don Cheadle. The movie centers on LeBron James' journey to bond with his son Dom, portrayed by newcomer Cedric Joe, amidst Looney Tunes chaos.
Space Jam A New Legacy is a 2021 sports comedy film starring LeBron James and the Looney Tunes characters. It is a standalone sequel to the original Space Jam, which was released in 1996 . The film was directed by Night School director Malcolm D. Lee and was released to theaters in the United States 16 July 2021 and digitally on HBO Max for a ...
