We already know that thanks to nostalgia-hungry millennials, we’ll be getting a Space Jam re-boot sometime in the near future. But today, Tony Hawk reminded us of an alternate reality that could have been oh so sweet.
In a tweet, Hawk revealed that back in 2003 Warner Brothers approached the skating superstar with the proposition of a skating-themed Space Jam spin-off, deliciously called…Skate Jam.
With a title that good, it boggles the mind how totally radical the film would have been.
So what happened to this dream of a movie? Looney Toons: Back In Action happened.
“They were bringing back Looney Tunes with Back In Action and then wanted to start on my project immediately. A week later Back In Action bombed and Skate Jam was shelved forever,” explained Hawk.
We’re the last people to rag on Brendan Fraser (the then blockbuster star of Loony Toons: BIA) because he is a sweet, kind man that should be protected.
But.
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The film absolutely bombed at the box office, making only $68 million on a $80 million budget. It also messed up the glorious run of excellent films that Looney Toons had going for it with Space Jam and before that the Granddaddy of all toon/live action hybrid films Who Framed Rodger Rabbit?
So instead of getting to see Bugs Bunny pop a sick ollie or the Tasmanian Devil perfect his tic tacs, we’re stuck in this darker reality with only this sketch to keep us warm.
in 2003, I was requested to meet with Warner Brothers about doing a film tentatively titled “Skate Jam.” They were bringing back Looney Tunes with “Back In Action” & then wanted to start on my project immediately. A week later Back In Action bombed & Skate Jam was shelved forever pic.twitter.com/9giKzBnlWH
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) January 5, 2019
Damn you, Brendan Fraser*.
*But not really, please protect Brendan Fraser at all costs.
