In the new movie “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” Basketball superstar LeBron James is sucked in to the Looney Tunes animated world where he needs to save his son. Along the way James visits various Warner Bros. properties, including the animated world of DC Comics with a visit to Metropolis.
In the video clip below we see LeBron James and Bugs Bunny visit Metropolis as seen in “Superman: The Animated Series,” with Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen visible standing on the platform as a runaway train speeds by.
It’s unknown if Tim Daly reprises his role as Superman or whether David Kaufman is heard as Jimmy Olsen in the movie.
“Space Jam: A New Legacy” is in theaters and streaming on HBO Max from July 16.
Why do I get the feeling that Clark is just going to stand there instead of saving the train as Superman?
You’re probably getting that feeling because it’s been seen time and time again that WB’s film studio sadly doesn’t actually care about our Superman. So I won’t be surprised if your feeling is correct and they make Superman just stand there and not save the train.
Yeah, I look at what the DC Superhero Girls show has done to our greatest superhero. What a shame that they treat Superman with such disrespect. I am hoping that the My Adventures with Superman series and the Smallville animated series will be good though. None of this Superman being an egotist nonsense that has been shown in recent animation. And he shouldn’t just stand by while a potential catastrophe could happen either. With this film, unfortunately I get the feeling we’re not going to see Superman save the day. Daffy Duck’s Stupor Duck might make an appearance. Not sure… Read more »