The sequel to the 1996 animated basketball film ‘Space Jam’, is now ready to hit the theatres.
Space Jam 2 officially dubbed ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy‘, will star LeBron James teaming up with the Looney Tunes cast to rescue his son from a digital space.
Apart from James, the film has other NBA and WNBA stars like Damian Lillard, Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis, Don Cheadle, Chris Paul, and Diana Taurasi. Additionally, Emmy-winning Euphoria actress Zendaya will be voicing the new Lola Bunny character.
Arriving in theaters and HBO MAX on 16 July 2021, the film follows James in a hoop-stuffing team up with Bugs Bunny and a roster of Looney Tunes characters as they try to rescue James’ son who’s sucked into a cyber world called the Warner 3000 “Server-verse.”
Per the official synopsis:
“When basketball champion and global 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 A.I. named Al-G Rhythm (Don Cheadle), LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over Al-G’s digitized champions on the court, the Goon Squad: a powered-up roster of professional basketball stars as you’ve never seen them before. It’s Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life, that will redefine LeBron’s bond with his son and shine a light on the power of being yourself”.
The original ‘Space Jam’ made a debut in 1996 starring NBA legend Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes cartoon characters. The film tells a story of what happened between Jordan’s initial retirement from the NBA in 1993 and his comeback in 1995, this time with him being inspired by events including Bugs Bunny and his friends. Space Jam opened at No. 1 in the US and grossed over $230 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing basketball film of all-time.
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