"Space Jam: A New Legacy" in development for July 16, 2021 release

[MuppetSpot]

If that's true, then that is straight-up ******** behavior. That's like having Tom Kenny voice Spongebob Squarepants for a movie and then refusing to invite him to the premiere.

If I recall this is true, BillY West was telling a story about this in an interview one time

 

[Buff Beaker]

I genuinely like Space Jam.

Yeah same. That movie got me to play Basketball as a kid.

 

[muppet maniac]

late, but...

 

[Blue Frackle]

Money, nostalgia... I certainly approve. This will be just as big as the original and put the Looney Tunes on the map again (at least momentarily).

 

[BlakeConor14]

This hasn’t just appeared out of the blue in the last 5 years or so

WB have wanted to make a sequel of some kind since the release of the original in 1996. In 1997 they even began developing SJ2 with a new villain called Bersek-O. However Jordan did not sign on to be in the film so WB ultimately cancelled the project

other types of films were considered as well
Jackie Chan was considered for Spy Jam
Jeff Gordon for Race Jam
But those films were scrapped for Back In Action
The closest we got was Skate Jam with Tony Hawk which began development after Back In Action but was probably cancelled due to BIA poor performance

But nothing came of those ideas until Lebron James came on board in 2014