"Space Jam 2", featuring professional basketball player LeBron James, has been given an official release date.
Production house SpringHill Entertainment, which is co-owned by James, broke the news on Twitter, announcing the film will hit the US theatres on July 16, 2021.
Filming on the long-anticipated follow-up to the Michael Jordan-Bugs Bunny hit is tentatively slated for 2019, during the NBA off-season.
The film will be directed by Terence Nance and produced by "Black Panther" helmer Ryan Coogler.
This will be James' first starring role after a successful turn as a supporting character in Amy Schumer's "Trainwreck" (2015).
"Space Jam", released in 1996, was a live-action/animated film that mashed up Looney Tunes characters with basketball stars and aliens.
Bugs Bunny is expected to return for the sequel.
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