All summer, questions surrounded LeBron James. In sports circles, everyone wondered who he’d recruit the Lakers, ultimately winding up with Anthony Davisand DeMarcus Cousins. For those of us who give equal merit to LeBron’s movie career, the question was, who would join him in Space Jam 2. We’re still waiting for confirmation on which NBA stars will lace up for the sequel (it is a sequel, right?), but LeBron does have his first Oscar-nominated co-star, as Don Cheadle has signed on to play an undisclosed role in the follow-up to the 1996 movie that paired Michael Jordan with Bugs Bunny.

Terence Nance is directing the Warner Bros. movie, which has been described as a reboot of the studio’s classic Looney Tunes franchise. Ryan Coogler is producing alongside James and his SpringHill Entertainment partner Maverick Carter, as well as Duncan Henderson. Justin Lin is executive producing with Sev Ohanian and Jamal Henderson.

Will Cheadle be this movie’s Bill Murray? Will he be a coach, or, in the ultimate power move, could he be playing an owner? Either way, Cheadle’s appearance in Space Jam 2 is more than welcome on this end, because we don’t see early enough of him on the big screen outside of an iron suit. Cheadle is one of America’s finest actors, and if you look at his feature output this decade, he has appeared in sevenMarvel movies, three non-Marvel movies — Miles Ahead, Flight and The Guard — and a Kevin Hart concert film, in which he played himself.

Space Jam 2 is currently in production, and Warner Bros. will release the movie in the middle of the NBA off-season on July 16, 2021. Who knows–LeBron could have two more rings by then, and War Machine could have his own Disney+ series. Deadline broke the news of Cheadle’s casting.