Trailer For SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY is Like a Mix of TRON and READY PLAYER ONE
Warner Bros has released the first teaser trailer for LeBron James’ Space Jam: A New Legacy. The film sees James and his son get sucked into a computer server called the “Warner 3000 entertainment ‘Server-verse.’“ It here that they find themselves on an adventure with a ton of Warner Bros. movie and TV properties.
The movie is like a mix of Tron and Ready Player One. The Iron Giant even shows up in the movie! The movie looks like silly fun, it’s something the kids might enjoy. As you watch the trailer, you’ll see a lot of other Easter eggs that were crammed into the movie as James finds himself passing through some of the studio’s most famous films like Mad Max, The Matrix, and more.
Space Jam: A New Legacy was directed by Malcolm D. Lee (of Barbershop: The Next Cut, Girls Trip, Night School). “When LeBron and his young son Dom (Cedric Joe) are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.’s digitized champions on the court: a powered-up roster of professional basketball stars as you’ve never seen them before. It’s Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life, that will redefine LeBron’s bond with his son and shine a light on the power of being yourself. The ready-for-action Tunes destroy convention, supercharge their unique talents and surprise even ‘King’ James by playing the game their own way.”
The film is being produced by Ryan Coogler and the film also stars Star Trek: Discovery's Sonequa Martin-Green who was cast as LeBron's wife, Don Cheadle as the rogue AI named Al-G Rhythm, Ceyair Wright who plays the older son Darius, and Harper Leigh Alexander as his daughter Xosha.
Space Jam: A New Legacy arrives in theaters on July 16, 2021.