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ESPN dropped a 30 for 30 mockumentary clip for LeBron James Space Jam: A New Legacy Sunday, but Zendaya stole the show.
The six-minute, 20-second clip revealed Zendaya s voice as the new Lola Bunny, with fan interest so high that the actress name became a trending topic on Twitter.
The new-look, new-voice Lola gets her first words in at the 1:49 mark, as Bugs Bunny and James argue over who is the best player on the Looney Tunes squad. So cute to watch them bicker, when everyone knows it’s Lola’s team, Lola Bunny says from a couch, discussing Space Jam (to be released July 16).
Photo by Danny Lane, courtesy of Sorry People Films
” is a comedy feature based on something filmmaker Noel David Taylor knows about trying to make an independent film.
The film, which is now screening at the virtual Slamdance Film Festival, is inspired by the act of “artistic fumbling for discovery,” which is pretty common in the independent film world, according to Taylor.
The story follows a filmmaker, played by Taylor, who is on a quest to find funding and the means to make an independent film, only to be pulled into other people’s projects and ego trips.
“I’ve been bouncing around for years in that world, and largely getting nowhere and being frustrated,” he said. “I was collecting ideas, and had dozens of notes of random quotes that felt more funny than depressing. But I didn’t know what I would do with them.”