“Fast & Furious” helmer to direct “Space Jam 2” starring LeBron JamesMay 3, 2016 - 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Justin Lin is in early talks to direct “Space Jam 2” starring LeBron James, an individual familiar with the Warner Bros. project has told TheWrap. Andrew Dodge (“Bad Words”) will write the script with input from Lin, though the project remains in early development and isn’t ready for tip-off just yet. Charlie Ebersol developed a previous iteration of the project and is expected to be involved in some kind of producing capacity should the sequel move forward. James recently signed a production deal with Warner Bros. and “Space Jam 2” is being developed with the Cleveland Cavaliers forward in mind, though he’ll need to approve the script before officially signing on to star. Other basketball players are expected to cameo, though it’s currently unclear whether Bill Murray will return. Michael Jordan starred in the original “Space Jam,” which grossed $230 million worldwide. The Chicago Bulls guard led a team of Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, against a squad of giant aliens. Lin directed four films in the “Fast & Furious” franchise and has “Star Trek Beyond” opening this summer. He also directed the first two episodes of the second season of HBO’s “True Detective.” Lin and Dodge are already developing a couple of projects including a TV drama for HBO and an untitled cop comedy. The Hollywood Reporter broke the “Space Jam 2” news. Top stories Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |