Just weeks out from principal photography, Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. and LeBron James’ long-gestating Space Jam 2 has switched up its directors. The site reports that Malcolm D. Lee (Night School) has signed on to replace Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness), with the latter said to have amicably exited the live-action/CG-animated hybrid […]
Don Cheadle joins LeBron James in Space Jam 2
With filming on the long-gestating Space Jam 2 set to get underway this summer, Warner Bros. has enlisted Avengers: Endgame star Don Cheadle for an as-yet-unrevealed role in the LeBron James-led follow-up to the blockbuster 1996 basketball comedy. Plot details for Space Jam 2 are being kept under wraps, but it seems pretty safe to […]
Space Jam 2 assembles its roster of basketball stars
With filming on the long-gestating Space Jam 2 set to get underway this year, ESPN is reporting that Warner Bros. has enlisted a number of basketball stars to feature alongside NBA superstar LeBron James. According to the report, the live-action/CG-hybrid animated sequel will see James lining up alongside his Los Angeles Lakers team-mate Anthony Davis, […]
Star Trek: Discovery’s Sonequa Martin-Green joins LeBron James in Space Jam sequel
Having officially received the official green light back in February, the long-gestating Space Jam sequel is now moving onto the casting stage, with Variety reporting that Star Trek: Discovery and The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green is in talks to portray the wife of producer and star LeBron James. Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) is […]
Space Jam 2 to shoot this summer ahead of 2021 release
After several years of rumours, it’s now official: the LeBron James-headlined Space Jam 2 now has an official release date, with James’ production company SpringHill Entertainment announcing on Twitter that the follow-up to the beloved 1996 movie is set for release on July 16th 2021. July 16, 2021 🎥🏀🥕 #SaveTheDate pic.twitter.com/qV1Tnxuksd — SpringHill (@makespringhill) February […]
Ryan Coogler will produce Space Jam 2 with LeBron James, filming to get underway in 2019
After smashing box office record with Marvel’s Black Panther earlier this year, filmmaker Ryan Coogler has now signed on to produce Warner Bros.’ long-gestating Space Jam follow-up, which has NBA superstar LeBron James attached to star. “I loved his vision [for Black Panther], so for Ryan to be able to bring that to kids, it’s […]
Space Jam 2 finds a new director
With Justin Lin (Fast & Furious, Star Trek Beyond) vacating the director’s chair, it looks like Warner Bros. has turned to Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) to bring the long-gestating Space Jam 2 to the big screen. The Wrap is reporting that Nance is currently in talks with the studio to direct the […]
Space Jam 2 director provides an update on the sequel
Back in May of last year, it was officially announced that Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond) would be directing NBA star LeBron James in a sequel to 1996’s live-action/animation hybrid Space Jam, and now the filmmaker has provided an update on the project’s status during an interview with Slash Film. “Warner Brothers […]
Original Space Jam director has some harsh advice for the sequel
It was announced last week that Warner Bros. were finally pulling the trigger on making a sequel to 1996’s Space Jam, which starred NBA all-star Michael Jordan and the cast of Looney Tunes. With Justin Lin now at the helm, original Space Jam director Joe Pytka has some very harsh advice for the sequel. “Don’t do […]
Justin Lin to direct LeBron James in Space Jam 2
This project has been brewing a long time, and now it’s finally happening: The Looney Tunes are back in action, and will be taking to the basketball court once more for another big screen adventure. This time though, they’re trading 1990s basketball superstar Michael Jordan for 2000s basketball star LeBron James. According to THR, Space Jam […]
