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[Nerdkiller]

My generation needs to face the music sometime. They need to know that Space Jam was never good in the first place, as all it was, was a marketing ploy and something to stroke Michael Jordan's ego. And if you think the former is all wrong, you only need to look further than this advert from 1992, which has Bugs shilling Jordan's line of shoes. Hell, they even got the same guy who did the ad to direct the movie. And to see a movie like this succeed, while the much better Looney Tunes: Back in Action bombed at the box office (probably as a result of the lack of a larger than life figure like Space Jam had) just makes my heart sink. Especially knowing that that movie's flop probably ended 2D animation's stranglehold in the box office, and made execs question the viability of the Looney Tunes brand as a whole. Whatever the reason, all we can say is...

 

[SchrodingerC]

But will the Looney Toons be rendered in CG graphics? Will Lebron be hand-drawn? These are the real questions.

CG Looney Tunes would just be heresy.


The soundtrack better feature the theme song or else the entire movie will be pointless.

 

[Strike]

Nooooooo Why?

 

[Jarnet87]

Is Bill Murray coming back?

He retired remember. He had to save Michael "Robin" Jordan, I don't know if he has it in him to save Lechoke.

 

[Discotheque]

There better be plenty of other NBA appearances like the last movie

And this soundtrack needs the best of new rnb and some rap music. If we get Taylor Swift or Katy Perry or some shit then they can piss off

 

[Kyzer]

You're all bad people. Space Jam is a classic

 

[Ray Wonder]

You're all bad people. Space Jam is a classic

So true

 

[kess]

He was just mad because his consultation efforts towards the project weren't used in the final film. I mean, Chuck Jones was taking the Looney Tunes characters in strange directions in the last couple decades of his life anyways.

Haha, Chuck Jones was taking everybody's characters in strange directions in the latter half of his career. Everybody knows what he did with Tom and Jerry, but the work he did on The Bear That Wasn't and Pogo Special Birthday Special deviated significantly from the source material.

 

[SargerusBR]

People who hate Space Jam have no soul

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

There better be plenty of other NBA appearances like the last movie

Scalabrine or bust.


Do kids even like Lebron James and/or Looney Tunes?

 

[Jack The Nipper]

No interest seeing LeBron in a movie. So many better choices


Rather just have old jordan, bird in it honestly

 

[Timu]

The 1st one was bad besides it's awesome soundtrack...they will need to do a lot to make the sequel even good!

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Will Bill Murray be back in this?


I need Bill Murray back in this.

 

[Nudull]

Do we have any information about the soundtrack? This is crucial.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I watched Space Jam last year. Did not feel like Looney Tunes at all.

Bleh.

 

[supermarioworldE]

Do kids even watch Looney Tunes anymore? I can't remember the last time I've seen the original shorts on TV.

 

[old manatee]

Congratulations, millenials. They brought back Space Jam. Are you happy now?

 

[Jacob]

Terrible idea to revive.

Cartoons talking to humans always looks ridiculous in a bad way.

Hey man, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a legitimately great film!

 

[PRBoricua23]

LeBron gonna take an L on the big screen in space.


easiest story to write , Jordan gets kidnapped and LeBron goes to save him

they steal Hardens power and the alien will have a huge beard and he will trip over it to get laughs

I actually hadn't thought of this before I read your comment, but the idea of Jordan playing on the opposite team, or somehow being LeBron's opponent would be huge for this film. Even if it's in the form of a younger CGI Jordan, like Arnold in Terminator Genisys.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Do kids even watch Looney Tunes anymore? I can't remember the last time I've seen the original shorts on TV.

They've been shuffled onto Time-Warner's Boomerang spin-off network, which you more than likely don't have access to unless you're throwing a bunch of money at a super-fancy cable/satellite package.

 

[Tansut]

Wait, are there really people that think this movie is good? I thought everyone was on the same page that it was just some dumb fun.

 

[Kyzer]

Wait, are there really people that think this movie is good? I thought everyone was on the same page that it was just some dumb fun.

Just like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Pokemon, DBZ, and pretty much all video games then

How is "dumb" fun not good?

 

[supermarioworldE]

They've been shuffled onto Time-Warner's Boomerang spin-off network, which you more than likely don't have access to unless you're throwing a bunch of money at a super-fancy cable/satellite package.

What a damned shame. I have Verizon, and I'm always saddened to see the complete lack of Looney Tunes on either Boomerang or Cartoon Network.

 

[KevinCow]

Is this going to be a sequel or a reboot?

If it's a sequel, I hope it doesn't screw with the canon of Barkley: Shut Up and Jam Gaiden.

 

[Dishwalla]

Looney Tunes air on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang, they air in the mid morning on weekdays on CN.

 

[vern]

Because Curry is a fad for the time being, just like Lin was. Lebron has proven staying power.

Curry is Nintendo Wii

Do we have any information about the soundtrack? This is crucial.

Quad City DJs

 

[DrForester]

Star Trek Beyond.


From the Dreictor of The Fast and the Furious and Space Jam 2....


Paramount really hates us Trekkies.

 

[AuthenticM]

So this movie is really happening? Fuckin' A.

 

[Big Baybee]

I had the Space Jam soundtrack when I was a kid. I hope this new one isn't just a bunch of pop garbage.

 

[Nerdkiller]

Hey, MovieBob echo's my sentiments.

https://twitter.com/the_moviebob/status/727282687245975553

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

I watched a lot of Space Jam back in the day. That is all.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Space Jam was something that only would've worked in the 90s with Michael Jordan. I just dont see lightning striking twice for WB.

 

[PSqueak]

My generation needs to face the music sometime. They need to know that Space Jam was never good in the first place, as all it was, was a marketing ploy and something to stroke Michael Jordan's ego. And if you think the former is all wrong, you only need to look further than this advert from 1992, which has Bugs shilling Jordan's line of shoes. Hell, they even got the same guy who did the ad to direct the movie. And to see a movie like this succeed, while the much better Looney Tunes: Back in Action bombed at the box office (probably as a result of the lack of a larger than life figure like Space Jam had) just makes my heart sink. Especially knowing that that movie's flop probably ended 2D animation's stranglehold in the box office, and made execs question the viability of the Looney Tunes brand as a whole. Whatever the reason, all we can say is...

I think the problem was that Back in Action was too meta for general people and even for the people who enjoy that sort of humor the jokes werent strong enough.

 

[WhiskeyDiver]

I thought that said Jeremy Lin was set to direct the film. That would mean there would be a high turnover rate of actors throughout the production...and the game in the movie would be all turnovers with the score being 12-10....turnovers.

I'm honestly wondering if there's anyway to make this movie any good and not be a cheap cash in on Lebron's world wide(?) fame.

 

[LumpOfCole]

It's a Looney Toons film so all it has to do is be funny. LeBron showed that he can be funny in Trainwreck (he really was one of the only good parts of that film) so I got some high hopes.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

I think the problem was that Back in Action was too meta for general people and even for the people who enjoy that sort of humor the jokes werent strong enough.

I'd forgotten all about that film, which is weird considering my love for Joe Dante, but I did enjoy it.

 

[starchild excalibur]

I remember watching space jam as a kid and being so confused as to why i didn't like it more than I did. I was the prime age for it, but I always found the concept of it to be more appealing than the actual film.

I have a soft spot for light-up shoes and SNICK and Gak, but not for Space Jam.

 

[jordan0386]

There will be Nike checks in every scene.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

I remember watching space jam as a kid and being so confused as to why i didn't like it more than I did. I was the prime age for it, but I always found the concept of it to be more appealing than the actual film.

I have a soft spot for light-up shoes and SNICK and Gak, but not for Space Jam.

I feel like being a Jordan fanatic helped matters tremendously.

 

[IrishNinja]

OST-wise, the lineup on hit em high will never be beat

 

[JordanN]

They better not be CG, that would ruin the movie

Not all CG is evil.

They could always work with the same style the newest Spongebob movie used (which was still flat colors with realistic lighting).

Or, they could use this as an opportunity to come up with some kind of hand drawn/painted shader (something Pixar/Disney have put research into but haven't done anything with it yet).

 

[starchild excalibur]

I feel like being a Jordan fanatic helped matters tremendously.

Probably. I even loved (and still love) Looney Tunes - namely the classic stuff. But I don't have a fond memory of space jam in particular.

 

[Jimrpg]

For a second I read that as Jeremy Lin...

Me too! Would pay to see that!

 

[Cow Mengde]

Wait, this is real? I thought it was an April Fools joke or something.

 

[Hot Coldman]

can we lock Pitbull in a basement somehow in the middle of the desert so he can't be involved in this film's soundtrack, at least

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Paramount really hates us Trekkies.

I knew you were somehow going to make this a Star Trek thing before the thread ended.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Or, they could use this as an opportunity to come up with some kind of hand drawn/painted shader (something Pixar/Disney have put research into but haven't done anything with it yet).

Isn't that because it's really complicated? I remember them saying how Paperman was quite a difficult project.

 

[ThePrequelsSuck]

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[Laieon]

The first Space Jam was terrible.

You shut your mouth right now.

 

[Dishwalla]

I don't get why people say "kids today don't appreciate Looney Tunes" or "90s kids were the last generation that watched Looney tunes". LT was off Cartoon Network for 2004-2009 but it came back in 2010 and is still on now, and those weird WWE movies probably still keep it "fresh" in the eyes of kids today.

They haven't made a LT WWE movie. Yet...