{"id":143847,"date":"2020-05-01T06:12:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T10:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=143847"},"modified":"2020-05-01T06:12:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T10:12:07","slug":"new-logo-title-revealed-for-space-jam-sequel-starring-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/new-logo-title-revealed-for-space-jam-sequel-starring-lebron-james\/","title":{"rendered":"New Logo & Title Revealed For Space Jam Sequel Starring LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NBA star LeBron James<\/strong> (Trainwreck) recently posted on his Instagram the official logo and new title for the Warner Bros. live action-animation film, Space Jam: A New Legacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n
James and his SpringHill Entertainment business partner Maverick Carter<\/strong> are producing the film with Ryan Coogler<\/strong> and Duncan Henderson.<\/strong>\u00a0Malcolm D. Lee<\/strong> (Girls Trip) is directing the film with James starring along with\u00a0Sonequa Martin-Green<\/strong>\u00a0(Star Trek: Discovery) as James\u2019 wife, and Don Cheadle<\/strong> in an undisclosed role.<\/p>\n
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In the 1996 original, Michael Jordan teamed up with Looney Tunes characters to battle a group of animated aliens on the court. Space Jam went on to gross $230 million worldwide and besides Jordan, some of the NBA\u2019s biggest stars like Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, and Patrick Ewing appeared in the film with. Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes.<\/p>\n
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As far as today’s NBA stars slated to appear in the film, the roster includes Portland Trailblazers\u2019 Damian Lillard<\/strong>, New Orleans Pelicans\u2019 Anthony Davis<\/strong>, and Golden State Warriors\u2019 Klay Thompson<\/strong>. Also joining the squad are players from the WNBA such as Phoenix Mercury\u2019s Diana Taurasi<\/strong> and Los Angeles Sparks\u2019 siblings Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Space Jam 2 will arrive in theaters on July 16, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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