Serververse Jam

Serververse Jam is a 2025 American live-action/animated comedy film directed by Terrence Nance, with a screenplay by Charlie Bean, John Whittington and Nance. The film serves as a standalone sequel/spin-off to Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) and the second theatrically released film featuring the Cartoon Network characters after The CN Movie (2022). Dwayne Johnson stars as a fictional version of himself, while paired alongside John Cena, Rachel Bloom, John Michael Higgins and Zooey Deschanel; Tara Strong, Meagan Smith, J. G. Quintel, William Salyers, Zach Callison, Kate Micucci, Tom Kenny, Sean Giambrone, Spencer Rothbell, Candi Milo, and Kat Cressida also star as their Cartoon Network characters. The plot follows Johnson paired with the Cartoon Network characters who must compete in a wrestling and football to stop a fictional character from entering the real world.

A potential spin-off to Space Jam (1996) had been planned, such as Spy Jam with Jackie Chan and Race Jam with Jeff Gordon, which were cancelled in favor of Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and before Space Jam: A New Legacy had entered development. The film was also supposed to serve as another sequel to Space Jam, which would also star Johnson, until the studio was persuaded to change it.

Serververse Jam premiered in the United States on July 21, 2025 and was released in the United States on July 25 by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film grossed $142 million worldwide against an $85 million budget and was met with mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the screenplay but praised how it had gone back to the roots of the first Space Jam; deeming it as an improvement to A New Legacy.

Plot
Dwayne Johnson reminisces on his early years of playing football before heading to Warner Bros. Studios. Meanwhile, Pete, a former ally to Al-Rhythm, currently runs the Warner Bros. Serververse. In one of the worlds, Ned Royshen, lead character of The End Has Come, discovered about his film's reception and plans to get back at the world for it; he infiltrates the main server and holds Pete hostage to use him for help. Pitched the Warner 3000 software, Johnson accepts collaborating on their idea as his last project before retiring from acting to pursue reigniting his football career.

To stop Royshen from his ambition, Pete makes a wager with him that he must beat Johnson at a wresting match and football game, to which he agrees on before being sent out to form his teammates. Johnson discusses with Zooey Descanel, whom he has talked to about his choice on the way over, if he should think about giving his decision a second thought; she just tells him to think for himself. As Johnson takes an elevator down, Pete lures him to the Warner 3000 server room and into the Serververse.

Royshen returns and fills him in on their wager before Pete sends him to Tune World in hope that the Looney Tunes will help like last time. As Johnson lands in Tune World, he is greeted by Bugs Bunny who gives him a card with the riddle that says, "In a city of a network, brains are what you need on your team, a strategist, too. A lead singer and a rational thinker should also do." Daffy Duck had figured out the first half of the riddle and has Johnson sent to CN City and encounters Mordecai and Rigby, who help him with the first half of the riddle by bringing him to Dee Dee, who helps him form his team with the use of the riddle and with the help of the other residents' (consisting of Ben Tennyson, Steven Universe, Clarence Wendle, and Sumo Sumouski) discovery of the missing residents in their world.

Having found the teammates, Dexter as the brains; Gwen Tennyson as the strategist; Sadie Miller as the lead singer; and Jeff Randell as the rational thinker, Johnson trains his teammates for the match and game in his and their way before returning to CN City. Returning, a stadium forms and lands in the city, followed by Royshen, and Pete arriving with the former's team he calls the DestRoyers, consisting of Harley Quinn from the 2019 animated series; Azog from The Hobbit; Dick Dastardly from Scoob!; and Mr. Smith from Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Before the match, Johnson is reverted to his live-action form.

The first match is wrestling, with Ben, Steven, and Johnson taking on Azog and Mr. Smith, but the latter takes the round and beats the three, until Rigby defeats Smith with his Death Kwon Do knowledge; the CN Superstars lead the first half. As the football game begins, the DestRoyers beat the CN Superstars on the first half of the football game from their skills and abilities. At half-time, Johnson decides to give up be enslaved by Royshen, but the CN characters decide against the idea. As they prepare for the second half, Deschanel arrives and meets up with Johnson after she encountered him taken into the Serververse; she joins the team as their first aid.

At the second half, the CN Superstars take the lead, with Harley stabbing Ben in the back after being ordered to slow them down anyway they can, especially the riddle Johnson was given; this results in Royshen turning against his team and joining the CN Superstars after realizing his fiendish ways. Harley leads the team and they take back the lead. Dexter, who had mistaken American football for the British equivalent at the start, kicks the ball as hard as he can and it almost reaches their goal; Johnson takes the winning shot before Harley and her teammates could stop him. After winning, CN City is restored and everyone else is sent back to their respective worlds.

Exiting Warner Bros. Studios, Johnson had decided to resume his acting career after his experience coaching the CN character and playing football with them.

During the credits, Dexter had healed the wounded Ben in his lab and fixed Pete, who was damaged by Harley prior. The other CN characters also travel to many other worlds in the Serververse, with Dexter back in Hogwarts with Dee Dee in tow; Mordecai and Rigby driving a cart on the golf course of Caddyshack; Steven and Sadie as Superboy and Supergirl in DC World; Clarence, Jeff, and Sumo encountering with Snagglepuss in Hanna-Barbera Town; and Ben as Flick and Gwen as Schwartz in the A Christmas Story world, referencing the "Triple Dog Dare" scene.

Live-action cast

 * Dwayne Johnson as himself. Johnson also voices himself in animated form.
 * John Cena as Ned Royshen, the protagonist of a post-apocalyptic film The End Has Come, who plans to take over the real world in retaliation of how people have criticized his movie.
 * Rachel Bloom as Rita Kenson, the deutragonist to The End Has Come and Ned's love interest.
 * John Michael Higgins as John Royshen, the tritagonist of The End Has Come and Ned's brother.
 * Zooey Deschanel as herself.
 * Bill Goldberg as Mr. Smith, a minor character of Looney Tunes: Back in Action who was a henchman to Mr. Chairman.
 * Manu Bennett as Azog, an antagonist in The Hobbit trilogy.

Sarah Silverman and Steven Yeun reprise their roles as the Warner Bros. executives from A New Legacy, while LeBron James as himself, Cedric Joe as Dominic "Dom" James and Don Cheadle as Al-G Rhythm appear via archive footage.

Voice cast

 * William Salyers as Rigby, the deutragonist of Regular Show. Salyers also voices his CGI-photorealistic form.
 * J. G. Quintel as Mordecai, the protagonist of Regular Show. Quintel also voices his CGI-photorealistic form.
 * Tara Strong as Ben Tennyson, the protagonist and title character of Ben 10. Jacob Tremblay portrays his live-action form.
 * Meagan Smith as Gwen Tennyson, the deutragonist of Ben 10. Isabella Rice portrays her live-action form.
 * Zach Callison as Steven Quartz Universe, the protagonist and title character of Steven Universe. Jack Dylan Grazer portrays his live-action form.
 * Kate Micucci as Sadie Miller, a supporting character of Steven Universe. Meg Donnelly portrays her live-action form.
 * Candi Milo as Dexter, the protagonist and title character of Dexter's Laboratory. Archie Yates portrays his live-action form.
 * Kat Cressida as Dee Dee, the deutragonist of Dexter's Laboratory. Mckenna Grace portrays her live-action form.
 * Tom Kenny as Sumo Sumouski, the tritagonist of Clarence. Ian Chen portrays his live-action form.
 * Sean Giambrone as Jeff Randell, the deutragonist of Clarence. Asher Blinkoff portrays his live-action form.
 * Spencer Rothbell as Clarence Wendle, the protagonist and title character of Clarence. Luke Clark portrays his live-action form.
 * Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn, the protagonist and title character of the 2019 series Harley Quinn.
 * Corey Burton as Dick Dastardly, the main antagonist of the 2020 film Scoob!.

Other CN characters that appear in non-speaking roles are Dexter's Laboratory characters Mom, Dad, Mandark Astronomonov, Windbear Astronomonov, and Oceanbird Astronomonov; Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls characters Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Professor Utonium, the Mayor of Townsville, Ms. Sara Bellum, and Ms. Keane; The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy characters Billy, Mandy, and the Grim Reaper; Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends characters Mac, Bloo, Frankie Foster, Wilt, Eduardo, Coco, Mr. Herrman, and Madame Foster; Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi characters Ami Onuki, Yumi Yoshimura, and Kaz; The Life and Times of Juniper Lee characters Juniper Lee, Jasmine Lee, and Ray Lee; Camp Lazlo characters Lazlo, Raj, Clam, Scoutmaster Lumpus, Slinkman, Edward, Chip and Skip; Ben 10 characters Max Tennyson and Kevin Levin; Chowder characters Chowder, Mung Daal, Schnitzel, Truffles, Panini, and Miss Endive; The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack characters Flapjack, Captain K'nuckles, Peppermint Larry, Candy Wife, Sally Syrup, and Professor Syrup; Adventure Time characters Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, Marceline, Simon Petrikov, and Lady Rainicorn; Regular Show characters Benson Dunwoody, Muscle Man, Hi-Five Ghost, Skips, Margaret Smith, and Eileen Roberts; Steven Universe characters Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Greg Universe, Connie Maheswaran, Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, Lars Barriga, and Barb Miller; Clarence characters Mary Wendle, Chad Caswell, Sue Randell, EJ Randell, Mel Sumouski, and Tinona Sumouski; We Bare Bears characters Grizz, Panda, Ice, Chloe Park, Charlie, and Ranger Tabes; Mighty Magiswords characters Vambre and Prohyas; ''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes characters K.O., Enid, Rad, Carol, and Dendy; and Infinity Train'' character Tulip.

The Looney Tunes voice cast consists of Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, and Barnyard Dawg; Jeff Bergman as Daffy Duck, Sylvester Pussycat, Foghorn Leghorn, and Yosemite Sam; Bob Bergen as Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, and Tweety Bird; and Kath Soucie as Lola Bunny.

Development
Prior to the development of Space Jam: A New Legacy, potential sequels to the first Space Jam had reentered development such as as Spy Jam to star Jackie Chan, Race Jam with Jeff Gordon, as well as Skate Jam was with Tony Hawk; the former two had been cancelled in favor of Looney Tunes: Back in Action, while the latter was cancelled due to Back in Action 's underperformance. After the release of Malcolm D. Lee, director of A New Legacy, had expressed interest in making a second Space Jam sequel with Dwayne Johnson and having it focus on wrestling instead of basketball. Following the success of The CN Movie, co-writer Xavier Shaquille had suggested making the film centered on Johnson paired with the Cartoon Network characters in the Serververse. Terence Nance was hired to direct the film, while Bradford Young served as cinematographer; both of whom were replaced by Lee and Salvatore Totino during production on A New Legacy.

Filming
Principal photography began on April 12, 2023 and wrapped on August 15, 2023. Filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios, notably Stage 16 for the wrestling match and football game in the climax.

Animation
Animal Logic had provided the animation and visual effects for the film. Primal Screen, frequent collaborator with Cartoon Network, provided animation for the CN characters.

Music
Hans Zimmer was hired to compose the film after he was dropped from A New Legacy. Songs include "We Will Rock You" and "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen, "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man, and "Wild Ones" by Flo Rida featuring Sia. A cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You" was performed by the CN voice cast members (credited as the CN Superstars) William Salyers, J. G. Quintel, Tara Strong, Meagan Smith, Zach Callison, Kate Micucci, Candi Milo, Kat Cressida, Tom Kenny, Sean Giambrone, and Spencer Rothbell; The cover was released on July 18, 2025.

Theatrical
Serververse Jam was released theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 25, 2025, following its Los Angeles premiere on July 21. The film was later shown on HBO Max 45 days later.

Marketing
Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network partnered with Spalding, General Mill's, McDonald's, Mattel, and Funko to promote Serververse Jam. The film was advertised through television by Warner's television networks Cartoon Network, TNT, and TBS.

A teaser trailer was released on April 26, 2025, which focused on Dwayne Johnson discussing the first act of the film while the screen was black until revealing he was talking to Dexter. Warner Bros. released the "theatrical" trailer on June 1, showcasing Johnson's team CN Superstars and John Cena's character's team the DestRoyers (consisting of Harley Quinn from the 2019 animated series, Azog from the Hobbit trilogy, Dick Dastardly from Scoob! and Mr. Smith from Looney Tunes: Back in Action).

A tie-in video game titled WB Serververse was released on July 22, exclusively on the PlayStation Store.

Box office
Servervserse Jam has grossed $142.3 million from grossing $62.4 million in the United States and Canada, while grossing $79 million in other territories.

Critical reception
Rotten Tomatoes has the film a 36% approval rating of based on 189 reviews with an average rating of 5.24/10. The critical consensus reads, "Dwayne Johnson and the Cartoon Network characters' chemistry are a lot to take in, but Serververse Jam is a touchdown compared to Space Jam: A New Legacy by revisiting some meta-humor from the very first Jam." Metacritic gave a weighted average score of 49 out of 100 based on 53 critics, indicating mixed-or-average reviews. CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on its A+ to F scale.