Just a few weeks after LeBron James announced he was becoming a Los Angeles Laker, Variety exclusively reported the basketball legend has lined up what could his next movie project. It's a coincidence that will only fuel a theory that started to circulate as the world waited throughout 2018 to see whether James would leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Lakers. Surely Lakers general manager Magic Johnson was able to lure James here in part because James is interested in strengthening his ties to Hollywood, where he's been active both in front of and behind the screen in recent years.