Well, everybody should probably get up because today, August 16, 2025, it’s time to slam now.THRreports we do, in fact, got a real jam goin' down: Welcome to theSpace Jam…sequel, starringLebron Jamesand produced byRyan Coogler, withRandom Acts of FlynesscreatorTerence Nancein the director’s chair. Anyone excited for Coogler’s next project after the record-breakingBlack Panther, here’s your chance. Do your dance. Because it’sSpace Jam.
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James told THR that he signed on, in part, because of Coogler’s vision onBlack Panther,noting there was no such thing as a black superhero. “For Ryan to be able to bring that to kids, it’s amazing,” the soon-to-be Los Angeles Laker said.
James continued:
“TheSpace Jamcollaboration is so much more than just me and the Looney Tunes getting together and doing this movie. It’s so much bigger. I’d just love for kids to understand how empowered they can feel and how empowered they can be if they don’t just give up on their dreams. And I think Ryan did that for a lot of people.”
The originalSpace Jamdebuted in 1996 and starredMichael Jordan, playing himself, alongside a cast of Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes characters and the likes ofBill MurrayandWayne Knight. The unlikely pairing was an equally unlikely hit, pulling in $250 million worldwide. Rumors of a remake have been around foryears, usually James' name front and center and a plethora of possible directors being bandied about. (At one point, Justin Lin seemed likely.)
This will mark James' first on-screen role since 2015’sTrainwreck, which saw the basketball star hold his own surprisingly well with scene partners likeAmy SchumerandBill Hader. Production onSpace Jamis tentatively set to begin in 2019 in between NBA seasons.
