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“#Pepe Le Pew Has Been Cut from Space Jam 2: A New Legacy<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\nIn the midst of controversy surrounding the Looney Tunes<\/em> character, it has been reported that Pep\u00e9 Le Pew will not be featured in the upcoming sequel Space Jam 2<\/em><\/strong>. Last week, Pep\u00e9 had faced renewed backlash when he was criticized among other classic cartoon characters in a controversial New York Times<\/em> op-ed by columnist Charles M. Blow. Based on his inapp<\/a>ropriate behiavor toward Penople Pussycat, Blow says Pep\u00e9 Le Pew had “normalized rape culture.”<\/p>\n

Deadline reports that Pep\u00e9 Le Pew, who had starred in the original Space Jam<\/em>, will be absent in the sequel, but that his presence had already been axed long ago. Reportedly, the sequel’s original director Terence Nance had filmed a live-action scene with singer and actress Greice Santo (Jane the Virgin<\/em>) and Pep\u00e9 Le Pew. When new director Malcolm D. Lee took over for Nance in 2019, he eliminated that scene entirely, and Pep\u00e9 was never animated for the footage that was shot. Word is the skunk won’t even be making a cameo appearance.
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\nPer Deadline, the deleted scene would have seen Pep\u00e9 appearing in a black-and-white Casablanca<\/em>-like Rick’s Cafe sequence. As the bartender, Pepe would start hitting on a woman at the bar (Santo) by gently kissing up her arm. She responds by slamming Pep\u00e9 into a chair, pouring her drink on him and sending him spinning on a stool that is stopped by LeBron James<\/em><\/strong>. Pepe then reveals Penelope has filed a restraining order against him, and James reportedly says in the script that Pep\u00e9 “can’t grab other Tunes without their consent.”<\/p>\n

According to her spokesperson, Greice Santo<\/em><\/strong> is upset about the removal of her scene as “she took joy in shooting the Space Jam<\/em> sequel with Pep\u00e9, because the skunk finally gets his comeuppance.” A victim of sexual harassment herself, Santo’s debut single, “Voc\u00ea Voc\u00ea,” was inspired by the #MeToo movement and encourages women to stand up to sexual predators. In 2016, she also launched the non-profit Glam with Greice to empower victims of domestic violence.
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\nIn the NYT<\/em> op-ed, Speedy Gonzales was also criticized as a character “whose friends helped popularize the corrosive stereotype of the drunk and lethargic Mexicans.” Still, it doesn’t appear that the quick-running rodent will be axed from Space Jam 2<\/em> in the way Pep\u00e9 Le Pew has been. Taking to Twitter<\/a> in the wake of the controversy, Speedy Gonzales voice actor Gabriel Iglacias addressed the situation and his upcoming voice role in the movie.<\/p>\n

“I am the voice of Speedy Gonzales in the new Space Jam<\/em>,” Iglesias writes. “Does this mean they are gonna try to cancel Fluffy too? U can’t catch me cancel culture. I’m the fastest mouse in all of Mexico.”<\/p>\n

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I am the voice of Speedy Gonzales in the new Space Jam. Does this mean they are gonna try to cancel Fluffy too? U can\u2019t catch me cancel culture. I\u2019m the fastest mouse in all of Mexico \ud83d\udca8 pic.twitter.com\/Ov4wjO00kM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 G a b r i e l – I g l e s i a s (@fluffyguy) March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Another big change that fans have noticed for Space Jam 2<\/em> is that Lola Bunny will have a much different look. This comes after Lee watching the original movie and feeling that the character was too “sexualized” and that a makeover was necessary.<\/p>\n

“This is a kids’ movie, why is she in a crop top? It just felt unnecessary, but at the same time there’s a long history of that in cartoons. This is 2021. It’s important to reflect the authenticity of strong, capable female characters,” Lee told Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. Space Jam: A New Legacy<\/em> will premiere in theaters and on HBO Max on July 16, 2021. This news<\/a> comes to us from Deadline.<\/p>\n

\nTopics: Space Jam 2, Space Jam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n