Space Jam 2 is coming, and it appears filming is starting soon (if it hasn't already). Star LeBron James, who plays the lead, wrote on Twitter today to talk about how he's really very excited that the movie has finally come together.

　　"Man this really just hit me! I'm really shooting Space Jam 2!! This is so surreal and doesn't even make sense to me! Where I come from man and what I saw growing up this doesn't add up to me! I'm truly grateful and beyond blessed. This is CRAZINESS," he wrote.

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　　Man this really just hit me! I’m really shooting Space Jam 2!! This is so surreal and doesn’t even make sense to me! Where I come from man and what I saw growing up this doesn’t add up to me! ??‍♂️! I’m truly grateful and beyond blessed. This is CRAZINESS. ? ? ? ???

　　— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 25, 2019

　　Just recently, it was reported that Space Jam 2 will also feature Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis, and Klay Thompson alongside WNBA stars Diana Taurasi, Nneka Ogwumike, and Chiney Ogwumike. "Several more" NBA and WNBA players will reportedly have roles in the film, but Steph Curry won't be among them.

　　Curry told The New York Times that he couldn't appear in the film due to scheduling conflicts. Some had speculated that Curry wasn't contractually able to appear in the film due to his sponsorship deal with Under Armour, while James is with Nike. But it appears it was instead a scheduling issue.

　　The 1996 original Space Jam featured the world's biggest basketball star at the time, Michael Jordan, in the lead role. The original film featured numerous famous basketball players of the time, with Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, and others joining Jordan. They teamed up with Looney Tunes characters in a very high-stakes basketball game. Bill Murray was also in the movie.

　　Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is set to produce Space Jam 2, with Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) on board to direct. The movie opens in July 2021.

　　The director of the original Space Jam, Joe Pytka, doesn't think a sequel is a good idea; he thinks it's "doomed."