Space Jam: A New Legacy | July 16 2021 | WB | Malcolm D. Lee to direct, Ryan Coogler producing. Lebron James to star

[RRA]

Having rewatched the original movie recently....this has a legit shot of being better. 

 

(Didn't hate it, but even though its my generation that insists upon calling it a classic, I found it merely inoffensive. It was more fascinating to me though as a mid-1990s pop culture artifact.)

[El Squibbonator]

7 hours ago, AJG said:

 

There's no way in heaven this movie cost $150m. I cant believe it. Who said that?

This: https://web.archive.org/web/20200420142010/http://film.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/CA-Tax-Credit-Progress-Report-2019.pdf

 

And no, I can't believe it either. That is, like, stupidly expensive for a Warner Bros. animated movie. 

Edited July 3, 2021 by El Squibbonator

[Jonwo]

I wonder if it's $150m before getting tax credits which would lower the budget to nearer $100-120m which considering it looks more VFX heavy compared to Tom and Jerry would make sense.

[Plain Old Tele]

7 hours ago, El Squibbonator said:

This: https://web.archive.org/web/20200420142010/http://film.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/CA-Tax-Credit-Progress-Report-2019.pdf

 

And no, I can't believe it either. That is, like, stupidly expensive for a Warner Bros. animated movie. 

The original was insanely expensive for the time as well (not to mention the number mentioned on the internet is wildly low-balled.)

[cannastop]

The sheer amount of 2D animation veterans working on this movie seems to me to suggest that a lot of the movie will be that way. Maybe an hour's worth.

[cannastop]

15 hours ago, AJG said:

 

There's no way in heaven this movie cost $150m. I cant believe it. Who said that?

You better start believing in $150 million cartoon movies. You're living in one!

[cookie]

17 hours ago, Jonwo said:

I wonder if it's $150m before getting tax credits which would lower the budget to nearer $100-120m which considering it looks more VFX heavy compared to Tom and Jerry would make sense.

The $161 million reported to have been spent on the movie in the CA film commission tax report is after tax credits. Pre-credits it's $183 million.

 

 

(in case anyone asks, Island Plaza is the production name for Top Gun 2)

Edited July 4, 2021 by cookie

[El Squibbonator]

What are they spending it all on? Coke? 

[AJG]

Could it be a Superman Returns kinda deal where the money spent on all the previous attempts to make a Superman movie got rolled into the final budget for Returns?

[El Squibbonator]

I'm honestly not sure. The bigger question is, will they be able to earn it back? 

[Nikostar]

Early reactions are coming out. Looks like Ryan Coogler has done it again.

[RRA]

4 minutes ago, Nikostar said:

Early reactions are coming out. Looks like Ryan Coogler has done it again.

 
At this rate King James will try to get him to produce the next Lakers’ season. 

[WittyUsername]

Wait, are people actually…liking this? 

[Nikostar]

Looks like it will start off with 100 on RT.

[RRA]

17 minutes ago, Nikostar said:

Looks like it will start off with 100 on RT.

Finally LeBron tops MJ in something 

[El Squibbonator]

That's a genuine surprise, considering the sort of reviews the original got. 

[TestPattern]

Down to 67%

[Jonwo]

TBH the RT for the original isn't exactly fresh so A New Legacy didn't have a high bar to reach.

[lorddemaxus]

Is this movie screening earlier in Australia or something? All the critics who have reviewed it so far are Australian and so are the people I know who have or are watching it (in fact there seems to be an early screening going on right now there).

[lorddemaxus]

Is this movie screening earlier in Australia or something? All the critics who have reviewed it so far are Australian and so are the people I know who have or are watching it (in fact there seems to be an early screening going on right now there).