No, Seriously, SPACE JAM 2 Moving Ahead With LeBron James
Fri, February 21, 2014 
In a Deadline Exclusive that's sure to make headlines, it appears to the sequel to the 1996 pinnacle of human film-making, Space Jam, which won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture Ever Made at the 69th Annual Academy Awards, is moving ahead with Miami Heat star LeBron James attached to star.
Charlie Ebersol, who already has a good relationship with the NFL through his NFL Characters Unite series on USA Network, is about ready to do the same with the NBA. He has been brought on to the produce the picture through his production company, The Company, from a script by his brother Willie Ebersol. The latter won an Emmy for the London Olympics. This is his first screenplay.
Space Jam was a blend of live-action and animation featuring Warner Brother's Looney Tunes characters, who we haven't seen on the big-screen in a feature length film since 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
The original starred then Chicago Bulls star and current NBA Legend Michael Jordan, as well as a slew of other notable names from the NBA.
This comes just on the heels of another bit of sequel news from Warner Brothers, announcing The LEGO Movie follow-up will hit theaters in 2017.
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