Variety is reporting that Sonequa Martin-Green, who currently starring in the CBS All Access hit series “Star Trek: Discovery,” is in negotiation to join LeBron James in Warner Bros. “Space Jam 2.”
Terence Nance, creator of the HBO show “Random Acts of Flyness,” is directing the untitled sequel with “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler producing with James and his partner Maverick Carter (through their SpringHill Entertainment banner).
Sources say Martin-Green will play James’ wife in the pic, which hits theaters on July 16, 2021.
Production will get underway this summer during James’ NBA off-season.
In the original, Michael Jordan teamed up with Looney Tunes characters to battle a group of animated aliens on the court. That pic went on to gross $230 million worldwide and besides Jordan, included some of the NBA’s biggest stars like Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, and Patrick Ewing. Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes will team with James on the court to battle an unknown entity.
Martin-Green first broke out as a series favorite in AMC’s “Walking Dead” before starring in the CBS All Access hit series “Star Trek: Discovery” as Commander Michael Burnham.
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