SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY

 SPACE JAM: (2): A NEW LEGACY

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Synopsis

Basketball superstar LeBron James and his son Dom, suddenly get trapped in digital space by an AI gone rogue. To make it home safely, LeBron James must team up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and along with the rest of the Looney Tunes for a high stakes game of basketball against the AI’s digitized champions of the court, a powered up roster aptly named the Goon Squad

Cinema

VOD

Run Time

One hour, Fifty five minutes (1h 55m)

Movie Rating

27% ß Rotten Tomatoes

Age Rating

U (Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Kids & Family)

Cast

LeBron James – Himself
Al G Rhythm – Don Cheadle
Dominic “Dom” James – Cedric Joe
Kamiyah James – Sonequa Martin-Green
Darius James – Ceyair J. Wright
Malik – Khris Davis
Xosha James – Harper Leigh Alexander
Young LeBron James – Stephen Kankole
Young Malik – Jalyn Hall
Michael B. Jordan (Cameo) – Himself
Bugs Bunny / Sylvester / Yosemite Sam / Fred Flintstone / Yogi Bear – Jeff Bergman
Daffy Duck / Foghorn Leghorn / Elmer Fudd / Marvin the Martian – Eric Bauza
Lola Bunny – Zendaya
Tweety – Bob Bergen
Speedy Gonzales – Gabriel Iglesias
Granny – Candi Milo
Tasmanian Devil – Fred Tatasciore / Jim Cummings
Road Runner – Paul Julian
The Brow – Anthony Davis
Chronos – Damian Lillard
Wet-Fire – Klay Thompson
Arachnneka – Nneka Ogwumike
White Mamba – Diana Taurasi
Wonder Woman – Rosario Dawson
“Rick” Sanchez / “Morty” Smith – Justin Roiland
Wile E. Coyote / Gossamer / K-9 / Charlie Dog / The Three Bears / The Crusher / Witch Hazel / Sam Sheepdog / Rocky and Mugsy / Playboy Penguin / Nasty Canasta – Non-Speaking
Shanice James / (Fictionalized) Gloria Marie James – Xosha Roquemore
Coach C – Wood Harris
Suzanne “Sue” Brigit Bird – Herself
Draymond Jamal Green Sr – Himself
A’ja Riyadh Wilson – Herself
Warner Bros Executive – Sarah Silverman
Warner Bros Executive – Steven Yeun
Warner Bros Security Guard – Slink Johnson
Ernie Johnson Jr. – Himself
Lil Rel Howery – Himself

Movie details

Mid – Credits: Not really (Highlight reels)

End – Credits: No (Voice over)

Before the Review: Coronavirus continues to dominate the news, impacting people’s lives. Moving on, a Delta “Plus” variant has been discovered, 28 (15,000 years old) prehistoric viruses which are unknown to science were found in a glacier, trade ties between UK + Turkey remains “strong” during post-Brexit, anti-vaxxers are suddenly doing "u-turns" to convince people to take the vaccines after suffering fatally from COVID-19, over 46 million people have received the first Coronavirus dose whilst over 35 million have received a second dose and entitled drivers continue to drive recklessly on the roads where wing mirrors are now becoming a novelty *Unamused...*

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Review:  It was 1996 and Looney Tunes was still my go to show of choice. The nostalgia of going to the cinema to watch a movie I was very excited for was an experience that never left me. The 1996 Space Jam movie left a lasting impression on me. Fast forward to 2021, I’m now watching a sequel to that Space Jam movie with a different feel. It didn’t evoke the same feelings as 1996, and to be honest at times, it felt like a video game. But then and again, maybe that is what is needed, something different. There is plenty of cameos alongside humour involvement, and character building which influenced the direction of the movie.

Personally, I don’t think the rating actually reflected the movie as I was quite enjoying a few of the sequences. Did Warner Bros finally manage to sway Don Cheadle into the DCEU indirectly? Haha, aside from pretty much carrying this movie when he is on screen, he’d be a very good addition if written well in any DC movie, which seemed to be hinted.  Also, watch out for Warner Bros casually reminding the audiences of other movies / properties they own. If rumours are to be believed, are Waners Bros considered a wrestling theme on the next outing with... Dwayne Johnson??