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New Character Posters: 'Space Jam 2' Brings Back Speedy Gonzales And Other Beloved Looney Tunes
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- Published: Tuesday, 30 March 2021 00:13
Recently Speedy Gonzales was trending because some believe the Looney Tune character should be cancelled for being a negative Latinostereotype so it's surprising to see the Mexican Looney Tunes joining the gang in SPACE JAM 2 with James LeBron. Warner Bros. released new character posters for Speedy, Bug Bunny, Daffy Duck, Lola Bunny, the Tasmanian Devil and other usual suspects.
While the old Speedy Gonzales cartoons did present negative stereotypes of the Mexicans characters, Speedy himself was a Robin Hood type helping the needy and outwitting Sylvester the cat. The recent talk of cancel culture brought up the iconic character but most Latinos agreed they don't see Speedy in a negative light and hope he doesn't get sidelined. Eugenio Derbez is looking to bring the fast mouse to the big screen but ran into a stumbling block as he told us a few years back. Watch here.
Perhaps they kept all of the differing opinions about Speedy Gonzales in mind when resurrecting the classic cartoon character for SPACE JAM 2.
Check out the all-new SPACE JAM 2 character posters for the summer release.
Official Synopsis
Welcome to the Jam! NBA champion and global icon LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside timeless Tune Bugs Bunny with the animated/live-action event “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” from director Malcolm D. Lee and an innovative filmmaking team including Ryan Coogler and Maverick Carter. This transformational journey is a manic mashup of two worlds that reveals just how far some parents will go to connect with their kids. When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.’s digitized champions on the court: a powered-up roster of professional basketball stars as you’ve never seen them before. It’s Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life, that will redefine LeBron’s bond with his son and shine a light on the power of being yourself. The ready-for-action Tunes destroy convention, supercharge their unique talents and surprise even “King” James by playing the game their own way.
James stars alongside Oscar nominee Don Cheadle (the “Avengers” films, “Hotel Rwanda”), Khris Davis (“Judas and the Black Messiah,” TV’s “Atlanta”), Sonequa Martin-Green (TV’s “The Walking Dead,” “Star Trek: Discovery”), newcomer Cedric Joe, Jeff Bergman (“Looney Tunes Cartoons”) and Eric Bauza (“Looney Tunes Cartoons”).
Lee (“Girls Trip,” “Night School”) directs from a screenplay by Juel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier & Keenan Coogler & Terence Nance. The film’s producers are Ryan Coogler, LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Duncan Henderson, and the executive producers are Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler, Allison Abbate, Jesse Ehrman, Jamal Henderson, Spencer Beighley, Justin Lin, Terence Nance and Ivan Reitman.
The director’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Salvatore Totino (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”), animation producer Troy Nethercott (“Wonder Park”), production designers Kevin Ishioka (“The Mule”), Akin McKenzie (Netflix’s “When They See Us”) and Clint Wallace (upcoming “Eternals”), editor Bob Ducsay (“Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” “Star Wars Episode VIII – The Last Jedi”) and costume designer Melissa Bruning (“Rampage,” “War for the Planet of the Apes”). The music is by Kris Bowers (“Greenbook,” Netflix’s “Bridgerton”).
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a Proximity/The SpringHill Company Production, a Malcolm D. Lee Film, “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will be released in theaters nationwide on July 16, 2021 and will be available in the U.S. on HBO Max for 31 days from theatrical release.