Hart will also co-write the script about his character, who is the little brother of LeBron James, that attends a fantasy basketball camp in Miami. So don’t expect to see LeBron balling with Bugs Bunny anytime soon but you can expect to see LeBron balling with Kevin Hart in the upcoming film Ballers.īallers was originally conceived back in 2009 under producer Brian Grazer with the title ‘Fantasy Basketball Camp.’ It’s now being executive produced by LeBron, his business partner Maverick Carter, Kevin Hart and Kim Roth.
The stuff that irritated him was the PR stuff.” … We were very, very careful that Michael was comfortable when he came on the set. In a movie, you’re at the mercy of everybody - the director, cinematographer and in this case Bugs Bunny and a green screen. Standing in front of a camera and remember your lines, acting is a devastatingly difficult profession, trying to create those emotions. “Remember, in basketball, you’re in total control of everything. “I just think he hated the whole experience, every aspect of it,” Pytka said. It’s been reported that Jordan wasn’t so fond of the 8-week project and the filmmaking process. Fox to Chevy Chase, also didn’t see Jordan as a savior for this project either as they rejected the chance to play a sidekick to MJ in the film. And it was during this time, that Jordan’s agent, David Falk, approached Warner Bros with the idea of expanding those popular commercials into a full-length family film/PR project that would make lots of money and paint Jordan as a hero and savior that many basketball fans didn’t see Jordan as anymore. It was during the making of these Nike commercials, Jordan also met director Joe Pytka, who directed many ad spots for Nike & Gatorade with MJ. They later met again in a Nike commercial called “Hare Jordan” that aired during the Super Bowl. Jordan and Bugs Bunny first met in 1992, when they teamed up to take on Marvin the Martian in a Nike commercial. Not even the sequel to Troll gets as much love and hate as James does and Troll 2 even had a documentary made about it called, The Best Worst Movie. LeBron just might be the most criticized NBA player of all-time.
Now if LeBron did care enough to make Space Jam 2, and the movie bombed, or even if it did well, can you imagine the criticism in a social media world that LeBron would receive? If you think the dunk contest is a “no-win situation” for him, replacing Michael Jordan is a no-win-in-hell-situation for James. Ex: Ed Norton was an upgrade over Eric Bana but that couldn’t make people care about The Hulk sequel. And if the lead star is missing from the sequel, then you can almost guarantee a disappointment no matter who you replace the lead star with. Would be great!)įirst of all, with the rare exceptions, like Empire Strikes Back, Evil Dead and The Godfather, sequels usually always disappoint and the longer the time is between the original and the sequel, the more likely it’s going to disappoint. “ have u ever think about make a movie like Space Jam? Could be great!”(Think about it a lot.
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