There’s a report out today suggesting that Space Jam 2 starring LeBron James really, truly, sincerely might be a movie that is made in the near or at least nearish future. And hey, it seems promising! The Hollywood Reporter reports that Justin Lin, of Fast & Furious fame, has signed on to co-write the script, which will (if it is written, which they are saying this time it will be, seriously) star LeBron and presumably various basketball- and Earth-hating foes. Hooray!
‘Space Jam 2’ with LeBron James is really maybe actually happening this time
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Here are some other times that Space Jam 2 was really maybe actually happening before:
September 2009: LeBron James signs on to do a basketball movie (that is not Space Jam 2).
February 2014: Dick Ebersol’s sons are going to develop Space Jam 2.
February 2014: Kobe Bryant will not star in it. Sorry.
May 2014: LeBron James will be in a Judd Apatow movie (that is still not Space Jam 2).
June 2015: Warner Bros., aka The Keepers of Space Jam, filed new trademarks for the name “Space Jam.”
July 2015: LeBron James signs a deal with Warner Bros.
July 2015: LeBron says we will have to “wait and see.”
August 2015: You can buy Michael Jordan’s Space Jam uniform for $10,000 (to raise money for a sequel????).
September 2015-present: Waiting.
2045: Seeing?
