The Brief: A film starring LeBron James will be added to the Space Jam franchise.
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Space Jam was a 1996 film starring Michael Jordan, in which the worlds of Looney Tunes and the NBA collide. Spring Hill Entertainment announced official plans for a sequel starring LeBron James, directed by Terence Nance, and produced by Ryan Coogler.
Although production isn’t set to start until next year, many fans of Space Jam, basketball, and movies are excited:
The director of Black Panther is going to be producing Space Jam 2 this is the timeline we are living in holy hell pic.twitter.com/m2izUGVizE
— Mica Burton (@MicaBurton) September 19, 2018
How my grown self with no kids will be watching Space Jam 2 pic.twitter.com/f5F11OCLdb
— Jonathan Bailey (@JonathanB_ailey) September 19, 2018
omg they ACTUALLY announced Space Jam 2 pic.twitter.com/xh3JAAbE0B
— Saberspark (@Saberspark) September 19, 2018
