New images from Space Jam: A New Legacy offer fans their first glimpse at how the sequel will update the look of the Looney Tunes icons.
The cover of an upcoming issue of EW features LeBron James front and center, flanked by his Tune Squad teammates. However, while these versions are rendered in 2D animation, much like the original film, a still shot of Bugs Bunny from A New Legacy confirms the sequel will use CGI to bring the characters to life.
Released in 1996, the original Space Jam follows Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes, who were faced with the threat of being enslaved by a race of aliens and forced to work in their amusement park. Their only hope is to win a basketball game against the aliens, with Bugs recruiting legendary Chicago Bull Michael Jordan to play for the Tune Squad.
During a trip to the Warner Bros. studio, NBA Superstar LeBron James and his son accidentally get trapped within a world that contains all of Warner Bros.' stories and characters, under the control of a malfunctioning, all-powerful force named Al G. With the help of Bugs Bunny, LeBron must navigate through a never-before-imagined world filled with iconic movie scenes and characters as they re-assemble the Looney Tunes to rescue his lost son. Now to get back home, Lebron and the Tunes have to unravel Al G's mysterious plan and win an epic basketball game against digital gamified super-versions of the NBA and WNBA's biggest stars as the entire world watches.
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee, Space Jam: A New Legacy stars LeBron James, Don Cheadle and Sonequa Martin-Green. The film arrives in theaters and on HBO Max July 16.
Source: EW