May 2, 2016 Justin Lin and Andrew Dodge are ready to s---t some intergalactic hoops with LeBron James. The Fast & Furious 6 and Star Trek Beyond helmer is in talks to direct Warner Bros.' sequel Space Jam 2 whileDodgewill write. Rumors of a follow-up to the live action/animated 1996 hit have been brewing for years, and picked up again when James and his company SpringHill Entertainment signed a dealwith Warner Bros. in July. The Cleveland Cavaliers NBA player, who recently appeared in Amy Schumer comedy Trainwreck, will star in Space Jam 2. He's repped by WME. Sources say it's early on the in the process but that Lin and Dodge are working on the script. Charles Ebersol is producing. The first film, a live action/animation hybrid that earned $230.4 million worldwide, starred Michael Jordan and a collection of Looney Tunes cartoon characters who teamed up to play a game of ball against aliens threatening their freedom. Lin helmed four of the Fast & Furious films, starting with 2006’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift through 2013’s Fast & Furious 6. He directed Star Trek Beyond, which is slated to hit theaters on July 22, 2016. His other credits include 2002’s Better Luck Tomorrow and episodes of True Detective and Scorpion. He’s repped by CAA, Kinetic Management and Sloss Eckhouse. Lin is working with Dodge on a couple of projects, so it looks like the duo wants to continue that streak with Space Jam 2. They've teamed up on an untitled cop comedy, which Lin will produce through Perfect Storm Entertainment and Dodge will write. Dodge also is writing a TV drama for HBO that Lin and Jeremy Renner are producing. He previously wrote 2013's Bad Words, which was directed by Jason Bateman, and penned the script for Paramount’s O' Lucky Day, which Adam Shankman will direct. He’s also adapting webseries Action Movie Kid for Fox 2000 and Temple Hill, and is repped by UTA and Grandview Management. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/space-jam-sequel-finds-director-834978?utm_source=twitter @NBAsxn
May 2, 2016 That soundtrack was the GOAT though The Space Jam Theme I Believe I Can Fly Fly Like An Eagle (Seal Remix) It wasn't a great movie, but it reminds us of the good times. Hella Nostalgia.
May 2, 2016 And we all know if they did a Space Jam 2...they'd half a--- it with CGI Loony Toons. One of the coolest things about the first one besides the soundtrack of course was seeing the Loony Toons kick it with the GOAT Basketball star in 2D. Lebron is a much better actor then Michael, but it isn't the same...
May 2, 2016 I just don't get why this has to happen. He was funny in Trainwreck but f---in Space Jam? The whole charm of the OG was that MJ aka His Airness aka the GOAT (fresh off a 3peat & 72 win season) was the only person in the UNIVERSE who could save Tunesquad from the Monstarz. Now we got Bron? What happens if they pack the paint and let him s---t? Or if it gets too hot & cramps up? I don't think Bugz & Daffy are strong enough to carry him off his feet and into the locker room.
May 2, 2016 I hope Lebron fails in the 3rd act, and Kobe, Shaq and Bill Murrey come back and save the day with a 90's classic playing in the backround. That'd make up for this anus of an idea.
May 2, 2016 I don't want this. Space Jam is a cult classic film. It isn't a saga. It's a one shot deal.
May 2, 2016 No way this is better than the original, but it won't ruin the first one. Space Jam will forever be my favorite movie.
May 2, 2016 Ok for real though Bron is funny and this will be good, it's just as a Kobe stan I'll always be upset that he didn't get picked to lead the Tune Squad and turned down Jesus Shuttlesworth.
May 2, 2016 I knew I would get this reaction. I have no idea if it will be a better movie but Lebron's acting will be better than Jordan's. No doubt in my mind.
May 2, 2016 Yes your right on that. But they wont top the soundtrack or getting the OG Bill Murrey in it.
