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Most NBA fans are eager for Space Jam 2, the sequel to the hit movie from the 1990s starring Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes.
This week, the director of the movie, Justin Lin, offered up some insight on the current process of the sequel.
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“On both Space Jam and Hot Wheels, I have great partners,” Lin said. “A lot of times now with these big tentpoles, everybody’s trying to jam a movie in in a limited time. I feel like I’m too old for that. I want to make sure that we do everything right, so those two projects, with Legendary [on Hot Wheels] and Warner Bros. [on Space Jam 2] they’ve been great about saying, ‘What do you need, how much time do you need? Let’s keep getting it right.’”
That said, Warners does want a Space Jam 2 as soon as possible. “Warner Brothers has been great,” Lin said. “I feel like it’s been very precious. Everybody at the studio’s been calling, ‘Let’s go, let’s go’ and I’m like [it’s] not right yet. To me, the challenge is we have actors who are also professional athletes, so schedule is something that is tough. I’ve been really wanting to push that genre, but to do that you need the right amount of time. So there’s a logistical challenge but also creatively, to do a sequel 20 years later with a new cast and also to be able to, in a relevant way, bring the Looney Tunes back. That’s very important to me to do it right. I feel I’ve done nine different iterations already and we’re going to keep going, but we’re getting closer every day.”
LeBron James has long been rumored to be the lead NBA actor in the sequel and Lin added that there will be another challenge in deciding on the comedic role alongside whoever the NBA star is, essentially playing the role Bill Murray did.
It will be interesting to see what develops on this front and fans of the potential movie should be happy to hear that Warner Bros. wants it to get going soon. But it's also important to hear that Lin wants to make sure he does it right.
