Space Jam: A New Legacy features a big cast of actors in live-action and voice-only roles; here's a complete guide to who appears alongside LeBron James. Warner Bros. and LeBron relaunched the Space Jam franchise in 2021, 25 years after Michael Jordan made the original live-action/animated hybrid hit. While Jordan never made a Space Jam sequel, LeBron James was long expected to be the face of the next installment.
Once LeBron James officially joined Space Jam 2, the movie took shape with producer Ryan Coogler and director Malcolm D. Lee. Space Jam: A New Legacy focuses on LeBron James' life as he attempts to connect with his youngest son, Dom (Cedric Joe). While LeBron wants Dom to focus on basketball and follow in his footsteps on the court, Dom has an interest in video games. This effort to forge a better relationship leads LeBron to invite Dom to a meeting at Warner Bros. about a new piece of technology, Warner 3000, that LeBron could be the face of. However, his disinterest in the product results in him and Dom being brought into Warner Bros.' media library, which is run by an advanced AI known as Al G. Rhythm (Don Cheadle). To try and save his son from the clutches of Al G., LeBron teams up with Bugs Bunny to reassemble the Looney Tunes and win a basketball game.
With LeBron leading the way, Space Jam: A New Legacy sports a big cast filled with recognizable voices and faces. There are multiple Looney Tunes, a few professional NBA and WNBA players, and some well-known movie stars in supporting and cameo roles. Here's a complete guide to Space Jam: A New Legacy's live-action and voice cast.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James stars as himself in Space Jam: A New Legacy. LeBron's role in the movie largely echoes Michael Jordan's in the original, with a career highlight package of his time with the Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Miami Heat shown at the start of the film. LeBron is the only person in Space Jam 2's cast to have a live-action and animated role, as he becomes a cartoon when he travels to the Looney Tunes world. While the majority of audiences will know James from his basketball career, he has also appeared as a version of himself in Trainwreck and animated shows like Teen Titans Go! and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Cedric Joe plays LeBron's son, Dom James, in Space Jam: A New Legacy. Dom wants to pursue his passion for video games and attend an E3 game creator camp instead of spending more time with basketball. Cedric Joe is relatively new to acting at the time of Space Jam 2's release, as he only previously had a small role in Modern Family, Game Shakers, and Good Trouble, as well as a role in the movie Loving Him.
Don Cheadle plays Space Jam: A New Legacy's main villain, Al G. Rhythm - a not-so-subtle play on the word algorithm. Al G. is the program behind Warner 3000 and thought LeBron would be the perfect face of the technology, which could digitally add LeBron (and others) into any piece of media. Cheadle's career as an actor spans decades and multiple recognizable performances. He's played War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, received an Oscar nomination for Hotel Rwanda, played Basher in the Ocean's trilogy, and much more.
Prolific voice actor Jeff Bergman is also part of Space Jam: A New Legacy's cast. He can be heard once again providing the voice for Bugs Bunny, just as he has in various Looney Tunes projects since 1990. Bergman is also the voice of Sylvester and Yosemite Sam in the movie, but the majority of his work comes as Bugs Bunny, who receives the biggest role of all the Tunes. Bergman is also known for being the voice of Fred Flintstone.
Space Jam: A New Legacy recast the role of Lola Bunny, with Zendaya voicing the popular Looney Tunes character instead of Kath Soucie. Lola Bunny is still the only member of the Tune Squad to actually be good at basketball, and she also received a character redesign for Space Jam 2. Zendaya is one of Hollywood's brightest young stars after breaking out on Disney shows Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover. She's played MJ in the MCU Spider-Man movies opposite Tom Holland and worked with LeBron before on the animated movie Smallfoot. Zendaya can also be seen in The Greatest Showman, HBO's Euphoria, and Malcolm & Marie.
Eric Bauza plays multiple roles in Space Jam 2, as he is the voice of Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, and Marvin the Martian. Bauza gets most of his work in the movie with Daffy Duck, who acts as the coach of the Tune Squad. He is a prolific voice actor with well over 250 credits to his name, including voicing Big Time Beagle in DuckTales, Luke Skywalker in The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, and different Looney Tunes characters in previous projects.
Popular stand-up comedian Gabriel Iglesias is part of Space Jam: A New Legacy's cast as Speedy Gonzales. Iglesias has never voiced the quick animated mouse in the past. Instead, he recently starred in his own TV show Mr. Iglesias, and his voice has also been heard in Monsters at Work, Coco, The Nut Job franchise, and more.
Candi Milo is another relatively new member of the Looney Tunes world. She voices Granny in Space Jam: A New Legacy after beginning to voice the character in 2019. Milo has voiced other various characters in the franchise as well, but Granny is her only confirmed role for Space Jam 2. She also has hundreds of credits to her name, including various Nickelodeon cartoons like Pig Goat Banana Cricket and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
Bob Bergen is an accomplished voice actor who plays the role of Tweety Bird in Space Jam: A New Legacy. He voiced Tweety in the original Space Jam, where he also played Bertie, Hubie, Marvin the Martian, and Porky Pig. Bergman only has to voice Tweety for the new installment. His history with the Looney Tunes franchise includes two Emmy nominations for his work as Porky Pig. Bergman's voice has also been heard in Akira, Spirited Away, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and more.
Fred Tatasciore is one of the most prominent voice actors of all time with well over 800 credits, and he lends his voice to the role of Taz for Space Jam: A New Legacy. He only recently began voicing the Tasmanian devil. Some of his most recent credits include Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, Invincible, Kid Cosmic, and The Big House.
Sonequa Martin-Green plays the role of LeBron's wife, Kamiyah James, in Space Jam: A New Legacy. Martin-Green has a few incredibly well-known TV roles on her resumé. These include Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead and Michael Burnham in Star Trek: Discovery. Her other notable roles include The Good Wife, Once Upon a Time, and New Girl.
Anthony Davis - The Los Angeles Lakers forward plays himself and is combined with a bird to be on the Good Squad.
Damian Lillard - The Portland Trail Blazers point guard plays himself and is portrayed as a time-altering robot as a member of the Goon Squad.
Klay Thompson - The Golden State Warriors shooting guard plays himself and becomes a combination of fire and water as a member of the Good Squad.
Nneka Ogwumike - The Los Angeles Sparks star plays herself and is combined with a spider to be on the Goon Squad.
Diana Taurasi - The Phoenix Mercury star and one of the WNBA's best players ever plays herself in Space Jam 2, where she is combined with a snake as part of the Goon Squad.
Sarah Silverman as Warner Bros. Executive - The Wreck-It Ralph star and well-known comedian plays one of the Warner Bros. executives LeBron and Dom meet with.
Steven Yeun as Warner Bros. Executive - The Walking Dead and Minari star plays the other Warner Bros. executive LeBron and Dom meet with.
Ernie Johnson - The TNT basketball analyst and host plays himself and is one of the announcers for the Tune Squad vs Goon Squad game.
Lil Rel Howery - The Get Out and Tag comedian plays himself and joins Ernie Johnson as a commentator for Space Jam: A New Legacy's final game.
Michael B. Jordan - The Creed and Black Panther star plays himself in a cameo when one of the Tunes thinks he is Michael Jordan.
Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman - The Mandalorian and Daredevil actress voices Wonder Woman in the movie, just as she has in past DC animated projects.
Justin Roiland as Rick and Morty - Rick and Morty's co-creator voices both Rick and Morty, who appear to return Taz to the Looney Tunes.
Khris Davis as Malik - The Atlanta and Judas and the Black Messiah actor plays LeBron's friend Malik.
Ceyair J Wright as Darius James - Ceyair Wright plays LeBron's oldest son Darius in Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Harper Leigh Alexander as Xosha James - Harper Alexander makes her acting debut as LeBron's daughter Xosha James.
Xosha Roquemore as Shanice James - The Mindy Project actress plays LeBron's mother Shanice James at the start of the film.
Stephen Kankole as Young LeBron - The Young LeBron actor from the beginning of Space Jam 2 previously appeared in All American.
Jalyn Hall as Young Malik - Hall is best known as Dillon James on All American but plays a young Malik in the movie.
Wood Harris as Coach C - The actor from Ant-Man, The Wire, and Creed plays Coach C, the coach of LeBron's team at the start.
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