Jordan Brand recently released a teaser about the Monstars making a comeback for Space Jam‘s 20th anniversary, and even with a lot of chatter about a sequel with the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ LeBron James or the Golden State Warriors‘ Stephen Curry as the lead character, the 19-second clip did not show any signs of it happening.

When the original film's director, Joe Pytka, was asked about the chances of having part two with James or Curry, he mentioned that he does not see it happening. Pytka also talked about how different Michael Jordan was compared to the two other former MVPs.

“I think it’s ridiculous to try and make a different movie out of it. I can’t see it. I can’t imagine how it could be what that film was. Not that Space Jam is a great movie, but it had something that touched that period of time because of who those athletes were and it doesn’t exist anymore.

“I’ve worked with LeBron and I’ve worked with Steph Curry, and as good a player as LeBron is and as good a player as Steph Curry is, they’re not Michael Jordan. We will never see another player like him. He was a transcendent figure, much like Muhammad Ali. He was beyond his sport. These guys aren’t.”

But even as strong as Pytka's take is on why a sequel should not happen, he still jokingly gave his “real” reason:

“I don’t see how it could work. Plus, I don’t want them to make it. That’s probably the real reason, isn’t it?”

Before Space Jam was made, it was almost a comical idea to team up a basketball icon, a cartoon character, and a bevy of actors for cameos. But nonetheless, it became a box-office top-grosser and is widely considered as one of the most successful sports movies of all time.

Since a sequel appears to be inevitable, however, Pytka can look back to the time the concept of the flick was still being formed and draw inspiration from it. And who knows, maybe it can be a hit as well.