Using Marvin's spacecraft, the two travel to various Warner Bros. Taking Dom hostage, Al-G orders LeBron to form a basketball team to compete against his own, only earning his freedom if he wins and sends him through the Serververse to an abandoned Tune World inhabited only by Bugs Bunny, who explains that Al-G persuaded the other Looney Tunes to leave their world and explore other Warner Bros. Al-G, who has become self-aware and grown an obsession for more recognition in the world, lures them to the basement server room and traps them in the Warner Bros. Their differing wishes lead to an argument, as Dom reveals his hatred towards LeBron's guidance. Studios in Burbank, California, to discuss a film deal LeBron rejects the idea, while Dom is interested in the studio's Warner 3000 software, particularly its AI, Al-G Rhythm. LeBron, Malik and Dom are later invited to Warner Bros. While LeBron's attempts with Darius are successful, Dom aspires to become a video game developer. In the present day, LeBron encourages his sons, Darius and Dominic, to pursue basketball careers. After he misses a potential buzzer beater and is reprimanded by his coach, LeBron decides to follow his advice and disowns the Game Boy. His friend Malik gives him a Game Boy, on which LeBron plays, until his coach forces him to concentrate on his skills. In 1998, a young LeBron James is dropped off at a youth league basketball game, by his mother. The film has grossed over $162 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized its screenplay and excessive product placement of the studio's intellectual properties. Pictures on July 16 simultaneously in theaters and through HBO Max for one month. Space Jam: A New Legacy premiered in Los Angeles on Jand was released in the United States by Warner Bros. After several weeks into filming, Nance left the project in July 2019 and was replaced by Lee. After several years in development, a LeBron James-led sequel was officially announced in 2014 with filming under Nance taking place from June to September 2019 around Los Angeles. Several possible spin-offs focusing on other athletes, including Jeff Gordon, Tiger Woods, and Tony Hawk, were also discussed but never materialized.

Director Joe Pytka was attached to return in that capacity and Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone signed on as the animation supervisors, but eventually, the project was stalled due to Michael Jordan's refusal to return.

Talks for a Space Jam successor began following its release.

The film follows James enlisting the Looney Tunes' aid to win a basketball game against the avatars led by a deceitful artificial intelligence named Al-G Rhythm and rescue his kidnapped son Dom, who Al-G drew into a Warner Bros.-themed virtual multiverse. The film stars basketball player LeBron James as a fictional version of himself Don Cheadle, Khris Davis, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Cedric Joe star in live-action roles, while Jeff Bergman, Eric Bauza, and Zendaya headline the Looney Tunes voice cast. The film is a standalone sequel to Space Jam (1996) and is the first theatrically-released film to feature the Looney Tunes characters since Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). Lee from a screenplay by Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler, Terence Nance, Jesse Gordon and Celeste Ballard. Space Jam: A New Legacy (also known as Space Jam 2) is a 2021 American live-action/animated sports comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros.

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