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Seven years after it was announced, Space Jam: A New Legacy is finally releasing in theaters on July 16. But you won’t have to head to your local theater to watch A New Legacy on release day. The film will also be available to stream on HBO Max as part of HBO’s commitment to offer Warner Bros. movies to subscribers the same day they hit theaters this year.
How to watch Space Jam: A New Legacy on HBO Max
Space Jam: A New Legacy will be available to all HBO Max subscribers. HBO Max now has two different subscription tiers: standard and ad-supported. The standard HBO Max subscription costs $15 per month or $150 per year ($30 savings overall). The ads-supported subscription plan is only $10 per month or $100 per year ($20 savings overall).
HBO Max does not have a free trial, so you won’t be able to subscribe to the service simply to watch Space Jam: A New Legacy and then cancel before you’re charged. You’ll have to commit to at least one month of the service, but chances are it will cost you less than a ticket to see the film at your local theater.
If you plan on seeing Space Jam: A New Legacy in theaters, presale tickets are available now at Fandango and Atom Tickets.
Space Jam: A New Legacy release date
Space Jam: A New Legacy releases July 16 in theaters and on HBO Max. As part of HBO’s release structure for Warner Bros. movies, Space Jam: A New Legacy will only be available to stream on the service until August 16, so make sure you watch it while you can.
What’s Space Jam: A New Legacy about?
Like its predecessor, Space Jam: A New Legacy sees an NBA superstar joining up with Looney Tunes characters to take on a group of villains in basketball. While the first movie featured Michael Jordan, A New Legacy stars LeBron James.
LeBron and his son Dom get trapped inside the Warner 3000, a virtual entertainment server ruled by a rogue AI played by Don Cheadle. In order to save him, LeBron and the Looney Tunes characters must take on the Goon Squad, super-powered digital avatars led by Cheadle’s character.
How to watch the original Space Jam
Though Space Jam: A New Legacy is a standalone sequel, you still may want to revisit the 1996 original before it releases. Space Jam is streaming on HBO Max right now, so you have a couple of weeks to watch it on the service before A New Legacy arrives. Alternatively, you can rent it from Amazon Prime Video for $4.
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