![]() He made a well-received supporting turn in Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck (2015) and has a voice role in Warner Brothers’ animated feature Smallfoot, which hits US theatres this week. This is not the first time that James, who signed with the Lakers in July, has dipped his toe into the acting world, but this would be his first starring role. Space Jam 2 has long been rumoured, but Wednesday’s tweet made it clear the project is a go. The original film featured the Looney Tunes characters - Bugs, Daffy Duck and friends - who recruit Jordan to help them win a basketball game against the Monstars, a team of animated alien villains who steal the talents of other NBA icons. Independent filmmaker Terence Nance - the creator of HBO’s quirky comedy Random Acts of Flyness - is tapped to direct the film for Warner Brothers. “I loved his vision” for Black Panther, James said of Coogler to The Hollywood Reporter. King James’s production company, SpringHill Entertainment, on Wednesday tweeted an image of a locker room featuring the names of James, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler as the producer and… Bugs Bunny himself as point guard. NBAE David Liam Kyle/NBAE/Getty Images/AFPThe long-awaited sequel to Space Jam - the 1996 live action-animated film starring NBA legends Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing - is finally moving forward.
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