{"id":28772,"date":"2020-08-16T16:37:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T23:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=28772"},"modified":"2021-06-15T14:09:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:09:31","slug":"lebron-james-to-space-jam-2-crew-in-new-audio-we-became-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=28772","title":{"rendered":"Lebron James to “Space Jam 2” Crew in New Audio: “We Became Family”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Eighties and nineties kids have seen the nostalgia train keep on rolling through the last decade, and with the announcement of a Space Jam<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>sequel, it hasn’t seemed to be slowing down any time soon. Warner Bros.<\/strong> first confirmed the sequel to the wildly popular Michael Jordan<\/strong>\/Looney Tunes<\/strong> team-up in 2014, to star Lakers legend LeBron James<\/strong>. As announced on James’ Instagram<\/a>, the film is titled Space Jam: A New Legacy<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While fans have only heard tidbits here and there about the sequel’s production, TMZ <\/a>now has released new audio of James’ speech to the film’s crew on his last day of filming in the summer of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James mentioned growing up watching the original Space Jam<\/em> and “idolizing” all the talent featured in the film. He said when he was offered the role:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was like, absolutely, I gotta do it. There’s no way I can turn down Space Jam<\/em>!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Space Jam 2 x Nike \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/K9rtEV7JAV<\/a><\/p>— J23 iPhone App (@J23app) January 22, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>