Space Jam: A New Legacy (film)
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| Production company | Warner Animation Group Proximity Media The SpringHill Company |
| Release date | July 12, 2021 (Los Angeles) July 16, 2021 (United States) |
| Run time | 1:55:34 |
| Starring | LeBron James Don Cheadle Khris Davis Soneque Martin-Green Zendaya Jeff Bergman Eric Bauza |
| Executive producer(s) | Sev Ohanian Zinzi Coogler Allison Abbate Jesse Ehrman Jamal Henderson Spencer Beighley |
| Producer(s) | Ryan Coogler LeBron James Maverick Carter Duncan Henderson |
| Music composed by | Kris Bowers |
| Story by | Juel Taylor Tony Rettenmaier Keenan Coogler Terence Nance |
| Screenplay by | Juel Taylor Tony Rettenmaier Keenan Coogler Terence Nance Jesse Gordon Celeste Ballard |
| Director(s) | Malcolm D. Lee |
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Space Jam: A New Legacy is an American live-action/2-D and 3-D animated basketball comedy film based on the Looney Tunes theatrical shorts from 1930 to 1969, as well as being a standalone sequel to Space Jam in 1996. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in theaters and HBO Max on November 15, 2021. It was written by Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler, Terence Nance, Jesse Gordon, and Celeste Ballard, produced by Ryan Coogler, LeBron James (who also stars), Maverick Carter, and Duncan Henderson, and directed by Malcolm D. Lee.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
Organizations
- Wolves
- Stars
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Miami Heat
- New York Knicks (mentioned)
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Acme
- Daily Planet
- Justice League
- Goon Squad
- Droogs
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Ohio
- Akron
- New York (mentioned)
- New York City (mentioned)
- Madison Square Garden (mentioned)
- New York City (mentioned)
- Washington, D.C.
- North Carolina (indirectly mentioned)
- Charlotte (mentioned)
- California
- Cleveland (mentioned)
- Miami (mentioned)
- North Carolina (mentioned)
- E3 Video Game Camp
- Australia (indirectly mentioned)
- Tasmania (mentioned)
- United States
- The Sun
- Warner Bros. Serververse
- Orbit City (mentioned)
- Neptune (mentioned)
- Bedrock (mentioned)
- Thundera (mentioned)
- Mercury (mentioned)
- Mars (mentioned)
- Tune World
- Corny-gie Hall
- Spiffany & Co.
- Eiffel Tower
- Acme testing site
- Sam's Water'n Hole
- Westeros
- The Maltese Falcon World
- Harry Potter World
- Emerald City
- DC World
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet building
- Gotham City
- Atlantis
- Arctic
- Metropolis
- Mad Max World
- Al G's Bar
Objects
- Game Boy
- Sports Illustrated
- Dom Ball
- Warner 3000
- Variety
- Tune Herald
- Acme Shrink Ray Gun
- Pop'n Pete
- Dame Time Wine
- Acme Multiplier
- Acme Bird Seed
Vehicles
- Acme truck
- USS Marvin
- Train
- Granny's scooter
- School buses
- The Mystery Machine
- Peter's hot air blimp-ark
- Compact Pussycat
- Flintmobile
- George's space car
- Mean Machine
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Kris Bowers, who replaced Hans Zimmer.
Songs
- "Ghetto Superstar (That Is What You Are)" - Pras, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and Mya
- "See Me Fly" - Chance the Rapper
- "Goin' Looney" - Big Freedia
Crew credits
- Casting directors: Kim Coleman
- Costume designer: Melissa Bruning
- Animation producer: Troy Nethercott
- Digital animation supervisor: Kevin Martel
- Visual effects supervisor: Grady Cofer
- Music supervisors: Kier Lehman, Morgan Rhodes
- Co-producers: Kimberly Nelson LoCascio, R.J. Mino, Keenan Coogler, Kelley Robins Hicks
- Film editor: Bob Ducsay
- Production designers: Clint Wallace, Akin McKenzie
- Director of photography: Salvatore Totino
- Executive producers: Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler, Allison Abbate, Jesse Ehrman, Jamal Henderson, Spencer Beighley
- Unit production manager: R.J. Mino
- First assistant director: Michael J. Moore
- Second assistant director: Rhys Summerhayes
- Animation supervisor: Spike Brandt
- Co-animation supervisor: Devin Crane
- Animation digital art director: Scott Johnston
- Lead animation editor: Chris Cartagena
- Stunt coordinators: René Paul Mousseux, Doug Coleman, Michael J. Fisher
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: July 16, 2021 in Los Angeles; July 20, 2021 in the rest of the country and HBO Max
Behind the scenes
- In the first WB executive's office, there are posters for the films Aquaman and Joker.
- On the lot, there are posters of Scoob!, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, Maxtrix Revolutions, Tom & Jerry, Aquaman, and The Suicide Squad.
- In the meeting, Al G shows posters of the films Space Jam, Singing in the Rain, The Polar Express, Batman, Joker, The Matrix, The Lego Batman Movie, Clash of the Titans, Suicide Squad, Batman Begins, King Kong (1933), Batman Returns, The Mask, Justice League, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, A Clockwork Orange, and Wonder Woman; and the TV series Supergirl, Young Sheldon, The Flash (2014), Black Lightning, Big Bang Theory, Teen Titans Go!, and Gilmore Girls.
- When the sphere is about to absorb LeBron, he calls it the Matrix, the computer world from the 1999 film The Matrix.
- When LeBron first wants to escape the Serververse, he calls for Siri, the digital assistant in Apple Inc.'s products.
- When Al G introduces himself to LeBron and Don, he appears like the Wizard's head in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
- As Marvin goes through the different ray settings of his gun, "Charles, Ray" pops up, a reference to the late Ray Charles, who despite being blind, became a famous pianist.
- Bugs' captain's log while on Marvin's ship is a parody of William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk from the 1966 TV series Star Trek.
- When Bugs and LeBron first appear as Batman and Robin, respectively, Danny Elfman's theme from the 1989 film Batman plays, and then when they lose control of the train, the theme song to the 1966 Batman TV series plays.
- The music in Metropolis is reused from John Williams' score from the 1978 film Superman.
- The animation style of DC World is based on the style used in DC Comics-related TV series during the 90s and 2000s, set in the shared DC Animated Universe.
- Aquaman's appearance is based on how he looked in Justice League.
- Justin Roiland cameos as Rick and Morty from the Adult Swim show Rick and Morty he co-created. Two years later, he was dismissed from Rick and Morty after abuse accusations.
Errors
- Even though the Looney Tunes' world is referred to by characters as Tune World, the entrance sign is called Looney Tunes World.
- Batgirl isn't a member of the Justice League.
Marketing and promotion
Everlasting influence
- The unforms worn by Bugs, Lola, Tweety, Daffy, Taz, the Road Runner and Wile E. appear as playable toons in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.
- LeBron also appears as a playable character in the game, based on his appearance in the Tune World.
- In the Rick and Morty episode "Rickfending Your Mort," Rick revealed to Morty that he had killed their Serververse doppelgangers, and according to Rick, they had even welcomed it.
- In the South Park special Post Covid, Randy blames this movie for why Covid has gotten worse.
- Taz, Bugs, and Marvin have their Tune Squad uniforms as alternative costumes in MultiVersus, which is strange because Marvin never actually played on the team, but he wore the uniform in official merchandising.
- In addition, LeBron appears in the game and has his western and Robin costumes as alts.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
