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Original ‘Space Jam’ Director Reportedly Criticizes The New Sequel: “The Truth Is That LeBron Ain’t Michael”

<p>Last week the highly anticipated &&num;8220&semi;Space Jam&&num;8221&semi; <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;malcolm-d-lee-announced-as-the-new-director-of-space-jam-2&sol;">sequel<&sol;a><&sol;em> &&num;8220&semi;Space Jam&colon; A New Legacy&comma;&&num;8221&semi; starring LeBron James released in theaters and on HBO Max&period; While some people were excited to see the franchise continue&comma; one person who reportedly was not impressed was Joe Pytka&comma; who directed the original film&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;21&sol;original-space-jam-director-rips-sequel-lebron-aint-michael&sol;">TMZ<&sol;a><&sol;em> shares that they spoke with Joe about the new sequel&comma; and according to the site&comma; he was not impressed with the film&period; In fact&comma; he reportedly referred to the film as an &&num;8220&semi;uninteresting mess&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; that is not all when it comes to his critiques of the new film&period; Joe also reportedly told the site that he could not finish the two-hour film in one sitting because it was so boring&comma; and that it took five separate sessions to complete the film&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TMZ reports that Joe acknowledged that LBJ is &&num;8220&semi;an incredible athlete and a very good actor&comma;&&num;8221&semi; but added&comma; &&num;8220&semi;The truth is that LeBron ain&&num;8217&semi;t Michael&period;&&num;8221&semi; He noted that when he directed the1996 film&comma; not only was Michael Jordan one of the biggest celebrities but the film&&num;8217&semi;s plot was connected to MJ&&num;8217&semi;s personal life as he retired from basketball to play baseball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Joe are made comparisons between the soundtracks from both films&comma; and the NBA players that starred in both films&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the end he made it clear to TMZ&comma; that he&&num;8217&semi;s not upset about the remake&comma; he just isn&&num;8217&semi;t impressed with it&period; Reporteldly saying&comma; the new film &&num;8220&semi;looked like one of those fluffy dolls you buy at an airport gift shop to bring your kid when your business trip has taken too long&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; what are your thoughts about the new film&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <span class&equals;"s1"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a>  <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TSR STAFF&colon; Jade Ashley &commat;Jade&lowbar;Ashley94<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"77157" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;original-space-jam-director-reportedly-criticizes-the-new-sequel-the-truth-is-that-lebron-aint-michael&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0fd8f29de8"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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