Original ‘Space Jam’ Director Slams ‘New Legacy’: “LeBron Ain’t Michael”
About 23 years ago, one of the greatest basketball movies in history, Space Jam, was released.
Then, ever since last week LeBron James has become the next star to aid Bugs Bunny and his fellow Looney Toon comrades in the “Space Jam” sequel.
But the director of the original Space Jam, Joe Pytka isn’t the sequel’s biggest fan. Not only did it take him five attempts to sit through the entire film, he dubbed ‘an uninteresting mess’, he also said that LeBron James simply ain’t Michael Jordan.
Per TMZ:
The director has several issues with the reboot, starting with LBJ. Pytka points out when “Space Jam” was made in 1996, MJ wasn’t just the best basketball player … he was the biggest celebrity in the world.
Joe says LeBron’s an incredible athlete and a very good actor, but adds … “The truth is that LeBron ain’t Michael.” On top of that, Pytka says his film tied the plot to MJ’s personal life — retiring from hoops to play baseball — while the new movie’s missing a personal connection to LeBron.
