20 Movie Sequels That Took WAY Too Long

9. Space Jam: A New Legacy

Though it didn't do much for critics, Space Jam was an undeniably iconic sports comedy whose intermingling of the NBA and Looney Tunes wowed an entire generation of young moviegoers.

Space Jam's box office success caused immediate sequel discussions, but as time dragged on Michael Jordan opted not to return, prompting Warner Bros. to consider other sequels starring the likes of Jackie Chan, Tiger Woods, and even Tony Hawk.

These sequels were all killed after the commercial failure of live-action-animated hybrid Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2003, and another decade passed before any serious attempts were made to rekindle Space Jam 2.

In 2014 it was announced that LeBron James would star in the sequel, though the project's sluggish development meant that Space Jam: A New Legacy ultimately didn't release until 2021.

The sequel was largely panned by critics and fans of the original, many feeling that even without its shameless IP-shilling premise, Space Jam just wasn't all that culturally relevant by the 2020s.