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Years after the first message came that LeBron would give James a starring role Space jam sequel, fans get their first look at the return of Bugs Bunny and the Tune Squad.
HBO Max shared the first official clip from the movie (officially titled Space Jam: A New Legacy) in a montage of films coming to service in 2021.
The early images show how Bugs and LeBron react in horror while some monster (or MonStar) glows in a massive column of light in front of them.
Although many crucial and long-awaited films were hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Space Jam 2 was able to complete the filming in 2019. Audio from the last day showed that James was absolutely bowled to fill the role that Michael Jordan previously played. .
“I’m just a little kid from Akron, Ohio – a very small town outside of Cleveland. Of a single parent household, I’m the only kid, my mother had absolutely nothing,” James said at the time. “She was walking around in high school when she was 16 and she was pregnant with me as a high school sophomore. So I’m not supposed to be here.”
Since then, we’ve heard little about the movie other than a look at the revamped Tune Squad jerseys.
Space Jam: A New Legacy will be released on July 16, 2021 on HBO Max and in theaters.
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