LeBron James Shows Off His Acting In The Trailer For 'Space Jam: A New Legacy'
JAKARTA - Two months before the film was released, the trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy was officially released, showing LeBron James' prowess in front of the camera.
The trailer introduces four-time NBA champion LeBron, who will take center stage in the sequel to the 1996 film starring Michael Jordan.
LeBron, through his Twitter account, also promoted the film. "Welcome to Space Jam!!", tweeted @KingJames, adding a carrot emoticon, crown, and bunny face.
He also wrote the line he uttered in the film "What in the matrix hell did I get myself into?!?!"
The plot of the film, which also stars the Looney Tunes character, tells the story of LeBron who must win a basketball match against evil artificial intelligence (AI) technology to save his son and escape from virtual reality.
The trailer also shows a scene of Lola Bunny playing basketball reminiscent of the iconic action of Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade.
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The scene was posted side by side with Dwyane's iconic photo and was uploaded by the Miami Heat account.
LeBron re-uploaded the photo, mentioning the @DwyaneWade account. Dwyane called the photo iconic and one of the most epic sports photos ever.