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The Warner Bros. film, directed by Malcolm D. Lee, is making it clear this is a new take on the franchise which originally starred Michael Jordan even if it is based on the same concept of mixing a real, live-action sports star with the studio’s famous Looney Tunes characters. James stars as himself and gets stuck inside a villainous A.I. (played by Marvel’s Don Cheadle). He, of course, then must team up with the animated favorites (minus one) for an epic basketball game to escape. There’s way more to it too, some of which you see in the first trailer for