‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Movie Images
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is set to open in theaters on July 16th, and streaming on HBO Max
Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture
Twenty-five years after Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes gang bested an alien invasion on the court, Space Jam: A New Legacy is set to open in theaters on July 16th, and streaming on HBO Max. The updated, Tron-like film will star Los Angeles Lakers great LeBron James, as well as a rogue computer played by Don Cheadle, who then forces James to team with (who else?) the Looney Tunes to compete against the A.I.’s all-star Goon Squad. The film also boasts an impressive roster of fellow basketball players, including Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, Diana Taurasi and Nneka Ogwumike.
LeBron James animated in Space Jam 2
LeBron James and the Looney Tunes crew take on an evil A.I. and its villainous basketball team in Space Jam: A New Legacy, a reboot of the beloved 1997 film starring Michael Jordan.
Unlike the alien invasion of the original, Space Jam: A New Legacy boasts a Tron-like plot where the Los Angeles Lakers great and his son are abducted by a rogue computer (played by Don Cheadle), who then forces James to team with Bugs Bunny and company and compete against the A.I.’s all-star Goon Squad.
As we’ve seen so far, the Looney Tunes aren’t the only cartoon and fictional characters to inhabit this digital world: The Flintstones, the Iron Giant, King Kong, Scooby-Doo, and Yogi Bear are among the many pop culture touchstones that make a Ready Player One-like appearance.
Cedric Joe as Dom James and Don Cheadle as AI G. Rhythm
(L-R) CEDRIC JOE as Dom James and DON CHEADLE as AI G. Rhythm in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated/live-action adventure “SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY.”
LeBron James and Lola Bunny
(Front Row L-r) YOSEMITE SAM, SYLVESTER, BUGS BUNNY, PORKY PIG, TASMANIAN DEVIL, ELMER FUDD (Back Row L-r) TWEETY BIRD, FOGHORN LEGHORN, GOSSAMER, GRANNY, ROAD RUNNER and WILE E. COYOTE
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(On The Court L-R) BUGS BUNNY, LOLA BUNNY, LEBRON JAMES, CEDRIC JOE as Dom James, TWEETY BIRD and SYLVESTER in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated/live-action adventure ‘SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY.’
Granny
GRANNY in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated/live-action adventure “SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY,”
Harper Leigh Alexander, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Ceyair J Wright
Harper Leigh Alexander, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Ceyair J Wright in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
LeBron James
LeBron James in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated/live-action adventure ‘SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY.’
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny in ‘SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY’
Lola Bunny and LeBron James
(L-R) LOLA BUNNY and LEBRON JAMES in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated/live-action adventure “SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Lola Bunny, LeBron James and Daffy Duck
(L-R) in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated/live-action adventure “SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY,”
Lola Bunny, Yosemite, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd
(L-R) LOLA BUNNY, YOSEMITE SAM, DAFFY DUCK, PORKY PIG and ELMER FUDD in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated/live-action adventure “SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY,”
LeBron James and Director Malcolm D. Lee
LEBRON JAMES and Director MALCOLM D. LEE on the set of ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
Maverick Carter and Don Cheadle on the set
(L-r) Producer MAVERICK CARTER and DON CHEADLE on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated/live-action adventure “SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY.”
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