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New this week: Space Jam sequel and a new Cinderella by The Associated Press Last Updated Jul 12, 2021 at 1:54 pm EDT Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — LeBron James leads the Tunes against the Goons in “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” a sequel to the 1996 movie that had Michael Jordan headlining with Bugs Bunny. Director Malcolm D. Lee didn’t necessarily feel...

— LeBron James leads the Tunes against the Goons in "Space Jam: A New Legacy," a sequel to the 1996 movie that had Michael Jordan headlining with Bugs Bunny. Director Malcolm D. Lee didn’t necessarily feel beholden to that first movie though. "I didn’t feel like, ‘Oh, I have to pay homage to that movie.’" It was more about the long legacy of the Looney Tunes more so than that particular film," he told the AP earlier this year. It’ll be available on HBO Max free for subscribers for 3...

The inaugural ABFF Comedy Festival its set to take place June 2 -13, and Thursday, ABFF officially announced the 2021 film lineup.

Space Jam: A New Legacy , which costars LeBron James and Don Cheadle. Director Malcolm D. Lee explained his approach in an interview with "Lola was not politically correct," Lee said, referring to the 1996 version of Space Jam. "This is a kids movie, why is she in a crop top? It just felt unnecessary, but at the same time theres a long history of that in cartoons." Lola is the only female member of the animated Tune Squad, but Lee ensured that shell have voice, saying, "We reworked a lot of t...

The trending topics of Twitter can serve many purposes, not all of them automatically about making you immediately worry that your favorite celebrity has killed someone, been killed, or simply become the latest Secret Monster You’re Just Now Learning About. No, sometimes the trending topics serve merely as a pool skimmer on the greasy subconscious of the online mind, as they did today, when popular animated sports star/leporine lust object Lola Bunny began trending on the social media servic...

(Photo by Evan Agostini/Liaison/GettyImages) March 4, 2021 By: LOréal A new Space Jam is underway! Entertainment Weekly released images from Space Jam: A New Legacy. It has online users in a frenzy! People noticed Lola Bunny is less sexualized, and online critics have different opinions about it. Reported on Uproxx, Lola Bunny will have a different uniform style than in the original  Space Jam that starred Michael Jordan. Director Malcolm D. Lee told the...

Malcolm D. Lee. “It was very important to me to be traditional about the Looney Tunes’ portrayals,”  he said to the entertainment outlet. “This is 2021. It’s important to reflect the authenticity of strong, capable female characters.” MIAMI, FL – JUNE 14: Director Malcolm D. Lee speaks onstage at 2017 American Black Film Festival “Girls Trip” Red Carpet Screening at Olympia Theater At Gusman Hall on June 14, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for...

The Space Jam sequel's plot has been revealed and it's a cybernet father-son story that features cameos from Mad Max, The Matrix, Wonder Woman, and even Casablanca.