Space Jam: A New Legacy has found its Lola Bunny in Emmy winner Zendaya.
Zendaya's casting was confirmed on Space Jam: A New Legacy's Twitter account. "Welcome to the Jam, @Zendaya," read the post, featuring a GIF of Lola and Toon Squad members.
Lola Bunny appeared as Bugs Bunny’s girlfriend in the original Space Jam film from 1996. In Space Jam, Lola showed off some massive basketball skills.
News of Zendaya's casting came shortly after the first trailer for A New Legacy dropped online. In the clip, LeBron James meets Don Cheadle's Al-G Rhythm, who forces him to play in the Space Jam in order to find his son, Dom. The teaser also features appearances from Looney Tunes characters such as Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny.
The official synopsis for Space Jam: A New Legacy reads,
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 (played by Don Cheadle). 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.
While Looney Tunes character Pepe Le Pew was originally going to appear in the film, it was announced in March that a scene involving the love-struck skunk had been cut. The scene in question reportedly found Pepe dealing with the question of consent while flirting with a woman at a cafe. The scene was cut when the film switched directors in 2019.
In addition to starring James, the film will feature cameos from other NBA stars such as Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Klay Thompson, Diana Taurasi and Nneka Ogwumike.
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee, Space Jam: A New Legacy stars LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Zendaya and Sonequa Martin-Green. The film arrives in theaters and on HBO Max July 16.
Source:Â Twitter