One
of
our
favourite
childhood
movies
Space
Jam
is
back
for
its
sequel!
Thanks
to
director
Justin
Lin.
He
has
signed
on
to
develop
a
sequel
to
cult
basketball
comedy
"Space
Jam",
starring
Lebron
James.
The
"Fast
Five" filmmaker
will
co-write
the
script
with
Andrew
Dodge
and
Alfredo
Botello,
while
Lin
is
also
in
talks
to
direct
and
produce
the
project
via
his
Perfect
Storm
Entertainment
company,
according
to
The
Hollywood
Reporter.
The
news
emerges
months
after
rumours
of
a
"Space
Jam" sequel
first
picked
up
pace,
after
studio
bosses
at
Warner
Bros
filed
new
trademarks
for
the
franchise
in
June,
2015.
Reports
of
a
follow-up
to
the
1996
film
were
further
fuelled
when
Lebron
and
his
production
partners
at
SpringHill
Entertainment
inked
a
new
business
deal
with
executives
at
Warner
Bros
Entertainment,
encompassing
projects
in
TV
and
film.
The
"Cleveland
Cavaliers" star,
who
displayed
his
comic
timing
in
Amy
Schumer's
"Trainwreck"
last
year,
is
now
set
to
show
off
his
acting
skills
in
"Space
Jam
2",
following
in
the
footsteps
of
basketball
legend
Michael
Jordan,
who
agreed
to
help
beloved
Looney
Toons'
characters
win
a
basketball
match
against
aliens
to
win
their
freedom
in
the
20-year-old
original.
The
live-action/animated
film
also
featured
other
basketball
greats,
such
as
Larry
Bird
and
Charles
Barkley,
and
actors
Danny
DeVito
and
Bill
Murray.