"Space Jam" director warns against making sequel: "Don't do it. It's doomed."
The man who first brought Looney Tunes and the NBA together for 1996's "Space Jam" doesn't recommend revisiting the idea -- despite plans by Warner Bros. to do just that.
Warner Bros. has announced plans for a sequel to the animation and live action hybrid that saw Bugs Bunny recruiting a slew of NBA stars led by Michael Jordan -- plus Bill Murray, for some reason -- to help them beat a group of monster aliens on the court.
The new film will star LeBron James, with "Fast and Furious" and "Star Trek Beyond" director Justin Lin behind the camera. But if they heed the advice of the original film's director, they'd stop work on the film all together.
As for the sequel, the original film's director Joe Pytka has this advice: "Don't do it. It's doomed," Joe Pytka said when asked by the Hollywood Reporter what advice he had for the sequel's producers.
The problem, apparently, is with James and the current state of the NBA. "Michael Jordan was the biggest star on the planet," Pytka explained. "When we did 'Space Jam,' there was a perfect storm of players and ex-players available -- Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing. They all had a persona that complemented the film. There are none around like that now."