Space Jam New Era: The Sequel to a 90’s Classic
The film Space Jam: New Erareleased in 2021, it is the sequel to the cult film Space Jamreleased in 1996. This new version, directed by Malcolm D. Lee, features NBA superstar LeBron Jameswho succeeds Michael Jordan, hero of the first work in 1996. LeBron James plays his role and leads the Looney Tunes in an adventure in which basketball and artificial intelligence come together.
The plot of this sequel focuses on LeBron James and his son Dom, a game developer who is passionate about video games. During a visit to Warner Bros. Studios, they are sucked into Warner Bros.’ “Server World”. a digital universe controlled by artificial intelligence called Al-G Rhythm, played by Don Cheadle. The latter kidnaps Dom, hoping to exploit his talents for his own purposes.
To save his son, the AI tells LeBron that he must win a basketball game against his team, made up of digital avatars of famous NBA and WNBA players, known as the Goon Squad. Aided by the Looney Tunes, including stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Lola Bunny, LeBron must not only win the game, but also reconnect with his son.
As for the first feature film, Space Jam: New Era mix of live action and animation (traditional and also 3D).
The film is entitled to a second life on Netflix
When it was released in theaters, the film received disastrous initial reviews, and therefore did not benefit from effective word of mouth. Among our colleagues atAlloCinethe film gets an average of 2/5 in the reviews of the viewers. From a box office perspective, the feature film was also a failure grossing only $164 million, on an estimated budget of $150 million. Released in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the film was released simultaneously on HBO Max in the United States.
In France, Space Jam: New Era had attracted only 400,000 viewers, far from the two million of the first film. But it is living a second life thanks to its arrival on Netflix France. In fact, the film, just arrived on the platform, yes It rose straight to third place in the Top 10 (at the time of writing, it’s behind If I Fall and Super Mario Bros.).
Source: Cine Serie
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