--- title: Space Jam 2: LeBron James, Ryan Coogler Star in Reboot description: LeBron James will be working with Terence Nance and Ryan Coogler to bring back beloved '90s movie, Space Jam, to the silver screen. canonical: https://time.com/5401048/space-jam-2/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-19T20:09:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T17:32:08.000Z og:title: Welcome to the Space Jam Sequel Starring LeBron James og:description: and directed by Ryan Coogler og:url: https://time.com/5401048/space-jam-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fe81a5069f13039/69893aa0457a52b308d5f6b0/lbron-james-ryan-coogler-space-jam-reboot.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Harlem's Fashion Row - Front Row & Backstage - September 2018 - New York Fashion Week og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Welcome to the Space Jam Sequel Starring LeBron James twitter:description: and directed by Ryan Coogler twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fe81a5069f13039/69893aa0457a52b308d5f6b0/lbron-james-ryan-coogler-space-jam-reboot.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Welcome to the Space Jam Sequel Starring LeBron James and Produced by Ryan Coogler  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 5:32 PM UTCPublished: Sep 19, 2018 8:09 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 04: Lebron James attends Harlem's Fashion Row - September 2018 - New York Fashion Week at Capitale on September 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/WireImage) NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 04: Lebron James attends Harlem's Fashion Row - September 2018 - New York Fashion Week at Capitale on September 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/WireImage)Paul Zimmerman—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 5:32 PM UTCPublished: Sep 19, 2018 8:09 PM UTC [_Black Panther_](http://time.com/black-panther/) director [Ryan Coogler](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217585/ryan-coogler/) and _Random Acts of Flyness_ creator Terence Nance will be joining [NBA superstar LeBron James](http://time.com/5327813/lebron-james-nba-la-lakers/) to bring beloved ’90s kids movie [_Space Jam_](http://time.com/4570270/space-jam-anniversary/) and the Tune Squad back to the big screen, with James’ SpringHill Entertainment. Coogler will produce and Nance will direct the reboot of 1996’s _Space Jam_, which originally starred Michael Jordan and an animated Bugs Bunny, while James will appear in his first starring role in a feature film since co-starring in _Trainwreck_. In an interview with [_The Hollywood Reporter_](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ryan-coogler-produce-lebron-james-space-jam-sequel-1145386), James shared that he was exceptionally excited to work with Coogler because of his “vision” with bringing _Black Panther_ to the silver screen. “The _Space Jam_ collaboration is so much more than just me and the Looney Tunes getting together and doing this movie,” James said. “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 original _Space Jam_ is the highest grossing basketball movie of all time and featured cameos of NBA stars at the time, such as Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing. While a _Space Jam_ sequel has long been talked about, Jordan had originally voiced [a preference for Blake Griffin](http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/story/%5F/id/17201220/michael-jordan-says-blake-griffin-star-space-jam-2) to star in a redux. 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