Space Jam: A New Legacy
Hi Haters: LeBron James’ ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Blocks ‘Black Widow’ At The Box Office With $31M+ Opening Weekend
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Space Jam: A New Legacy Skip Bayless can’t hate on this. LeBron James‘ Space Jam: A New Legacy had itself a great opening weekend at the box office. The Space Jam film that old heads were crying about was a slam dunk. Even with the film premiering simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, Space Jam: A New Legacy performed well in theaters denying Black Widow another win at the box office bringing in $31.65M, making it the best 3-day opening for a family film during the still ongoing pandemic. Space Jam: A New Legacy was also a win for Warner Bros. slightly topping Godzilla vs. Kong which brought in $31.625M. The film was also a milestone for director Malcolm D. Lee beating his previous record held by his film Girls Trip by $31.2M. The...
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Streaks Past ‘Black Widow’ at the Box Office
Heading into the weekend, Warner Bros. expected Space Jam 2 to open in the $20 million range. That would have been a problematic start for a movie that cost a reported $150 million to make. The film is being buoyed by an A- CinemaScore and an ethnically diverse audience. The live-action/animated movie is also available on HBO Max. (Black Widow is likewise playing in the home via Disney Premier Access.) In Space Jam 2, Brown encounters a plethora of classic Warner Bros. characters. Michael Jordan starred in the first Space Jam, which debuted to roughly $27 million without adjusting for inflation. Black Widow is facing a huge drop in is second weekend of 65 percent-70 percent. The Marvel pic will still come in No. 2, followed by Sony’s Escape Room: Champion of Tournaments. The sequel opened ...
HHW Gaming: LeBron James Will Be The First NBA Athlete To Have A Skin In ‘Fortnite’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Watch out Loki. The real King is coming to Fortnite. Monday (Jul.13), Epic Games revealed that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will be bringing his talents to the world of Battle Royale in Fortnite as part of the game’s Icon Series of skins. The announcement of James’ sharp-looking skin or skins, we should say, is perfectly aligned with the release of Bron’s new film Space Jam: A New Legacy, you know, the film that is not a sequel to 1997’s Space Jam starring Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes. When James arrives in the game, he will be featured in three variants. One look pays homage to the professional hooper’s favorite day, Taco Tuesday, which sees him rocking a taco t-shirt and cargo shorts. Another look that...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With Cxmmunity To Deliver 50 Xbox Kits To Over 50 HBCUs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Cxmmunity Xbox continues to do great things when it comes to shining light on gamers of color and pushing for diversity in the gaming community. Thursday (Jul.8), Xbox revealed that it partnered with Cxmmunity, a nonprofit that works tirelessly to shine a light on Black and Brown gamers and increase diversity within the gaming industry, Warner Bros and Space Jam: A New Legacy for a very dope cause, and that is to provide Xbox Kits to more than 50+ HBCUs to build new gaming labs. Source: Xbox / Cxmmunity Xbox also revealed that it held an HBCU esports showdown in Atlanta on July 1. One student from prestigious HBCUs like Johnson C. Smith, Fort Valley State University, Hampton University, Florida A&M University, Oakwood University, North Carolina...
Porky Pig Nearly Chokes on Stage in Space Jam: A New Legacy Sneak Peek: Watch
In a prime example of things nobody asked for, Porky Pig will be taking the stage for a rap battle in the Lebron James-starring Space Jam: A New Legacy. Proving the movie is desperately trying to live up to its title, Cartoon Network shared a sneak peek of the scene in which the porcine character sheds his trademark stutter and takes on the persona of The Notorious P.I.G. Urged on stage by a hoodie-wearing Daffy Duck, an initially tentative Porky steps up to the plate while dressed in an outfit meant to evoke the late Biggie Smalls: tinted sunglasses, backwards hat, puffer vest, and gold chain. Taking the ham-fisted homage a step further, the chosen instrumental for the battle is from Craig Mack’s “Flava in Ya Ear,” which featured a young Notorious B.I.G. on the remix. Once Porky finally g...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With Nike For ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ SNKRS Kit Featuring The Lebron 18 Low
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Space Jam: A New Legacy x Xbox x Nike SNKRS Kit Another day, another dope collaboration featuring Space Jam: A New legacy, Xbox, and this time Nike. Beep, beep. In June, Xbox gave us our first look at Space Jam: A New Legacy The Game and three new custom controllers drawing inspiration from LeBron James’ remix of the beloved film that first starred Michael Jordan. Thursday (Jul.1), Xbox announced another collab with Nike that will feature another custom pair of James kicks, the LeBron 18 Low, and a controller that you will be able to get your hands on if you move quickly. Source: Nike / Space Jam: A New Legacy x Xbox x Nike SNKRS Kit The kit, which will be available via Nike’s SNKRS app ( we heard your groans) on July 17, features the kicks and con...
McDonald’s & Diamond Supply Announce New ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Merch Line
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mcdonald’s / Space Jam With Space Jam: A New Legacy set to hit theatres next month, fans who want to own a small piece of the enterprise will get that chance by way of an exciting array of new merchandise. McDonald’s has teamed up with the legendary skateboard lifestyle brand Diamond Supply Co. for the Space Jam: A New Legacy Collection which features jerseys, shorts, hoodies, and much more. It’s wild to imagine that the first Space Jam starring His Airness Michael Jordan came out 25 years ago, with LeBron James ready to take center stage and save the universe alongside the Tune Squad. To commemorate the upcoming film, starting on July 3, fans can head over to Diamond Supply’s website and its flagship store in Los Angeles to snag the collab for themselves...
HHW Gaming: LeBron James & The Tune Squad Team Up In New ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Video Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Space Jam: A New Legacy LeBron James and the Tune Squad team up in a new video game for some classic side-scrolling beat ’em up arcade action. Ahead of the film’s simultaneous release in both theaters and on HBO Max, Space Jam: A New Legacy The Game will be launching exclusively into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks July 1, giving members the first crack at the game starring Lebron James, Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Tune Squad. As a bonus, members will also have access to in-game add-ons, consumables, partner offers, and more before they become widely available on July 15. The game is the direct product of the coding contest announced back in December, where Xbox teamed up with the movie asking fans to come up with different concepts, and now here ...
Space Jam: A New Legacy Soundtrack Features BROCKHAMPTON, Chance the Rapper & More
Bust out your Tune Squad jerseys because Republic Records and has revealed the complete tracklisting for Space Jam: A New Legacy. In addition to lead single “We Win (Space Jam: A New Legacy)” by Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin, the soundtrack will include an eclectic roster of brand new contributions by the Jonas Brothers (“Mercy”), BROCKHAMPTON (“MVP”), John Legend (“Crowd Go Crazy”), and more. All of the artists on the 16-track LP were revealed via a special video announcement, which kicked off with LeBron James passing the basketball to Bugs Bunny — who subsequently keeps the action going by tossing the ball to the JoBros, Aminé and Lil Baby in turn before it’s snagged by the Tazmanian Devil. Fellow Tune Squad team member Lola Bunny also makes an appearance between the likes of Anthony Ramos...
Space Jam: A New Legacy Introduces the Goon Squad Team in New Trailer: Watch
Space Jam: A New Legacy just got a new trailer and it’s pitting the legendary Tune Squad against the villainous Goon Squad for the highly anticipated sequel. This time around, we get a closer look at LeBron James as a cartoon character, the all-star cast of Warner Bros. characters crossing into this universe, and the plot that’s previously been obscured. Watch the trailer below. The sequel to the 1996 smash hit centers around James’ relationship with his son Dom and his struggle to understand why he prefers creating games to playing games. When his son is pulled into a virtual server controlled by an A.I. villain named Al-G Rhythm (Don Cheadle), James links up with the Toon Squad — Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Roadrunner, and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang — to defeat the Cheadle-...
LeBron James and Bugs Bunny Team Up in First Trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy: Watch
After a whole lot of teasing and an even longer wait time, Space Jam: A New Legacy finally has a trailer. LeBron James, Bugs Bunny, and the Looney Tunes crew show off their basketball skills in the clip and set the bar high for the anticipated sequel in the process. Watch it below. James will follow in the footsteps of Michael Jordan once again, and this time it’s not just because of his basketball accolades. James is a genuinely good actor — as proven in Trainwreck, his debut role in a movie — and should nail his role playing himself in the sequel to the 1996 smash hit alongside a fictional family: a younger son named Dom (Cedric Joe), an older son named Darius (Ceyair Wright), his daughter Xosha (Harper Leigh Alexander), and his wife Kamiyah (Sonequa Martin-Green). The sequel’s plot revo...
Looney Tunes Character Pepe Le Pew Called Out For Perpetuating Rape Culture, Scene Axed From “Space Jam 2”
Source: LMPC / Getty A New York Times columnist made a big stink about the iconic Looney Tunes character Pepé Le Pew in an article that touched on the character’s rapey behavior. It’s was also revealed that a scene featuring the horny skunk was removed from LeBron James’ Space Jam: A New Legacy. As of late, there has been a lot of revisionist history when it comes to certain old shows, literature, and cartoons. Columnist Charles M. Blow had right-wing Twitter in their feelings after dropping an opinion column calling out the French cartoon skunk and that he “added to rape culture,” plus highlighted six Dr. Suess books for being problematic. He also mentions Speedy Gonzalez promoting the drunk, lazy Mexican trope. Following the article’s release and tweet, the GOP had a hard-on for days cry...
- 1
- 2
