LeBron James has revealed the official title and logo for Space Jam 2, which appears to be on target to hit theatres in 2021.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, NBA star LeBron James, who is teaming up with the Looney Tunes for more basketball-based hijinks in the upcoming sequel, revealed that the title for the next instalment is “Space Jam: A New Legacy.”
James shared a short video with his 63.6m followers, showing him wearing a black hat emblazoned with the logo for Space Jam 2: A New Legacy, along with the caption “2021.”
The official Space Jam Twitter account reposted James’ teaser and rebranded its profile to provide a better look at the logo, which pays homage to the original Michael Jordan-starring movie, with a similar circular pattern wrapped around the cosmic-style text.
Warner Bros. currently has Space Jam 2 slated for a July 16, 2021 release date, but they’ve been trying to get this movie made since 2014. The studio announced the sequel would star LeBron James, but it’s been slow-moving ever since.
Justin Lin came on board as director in 2016 but left the project in 2018. Later that year, Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler joined as a producer, with Terence Nance hired to direct. The movie started filming on June 25, 2019, but then Nance left the project less than a month later, on July 16th, over creative differences.
However, it appears that the 2021 release date is likely going to happen despite all of the other shifts, shake-ups, and delays in the film industry as of late.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Source: IGN.com Space Jam 2 Has an Official Title