LaKeith Stanfield is set to play NBA legend Dennis Rodman in Lionsgate’s “ 48 Hours in Vegas ,” taking over the role after Jonathan Majors was dropped from the film following his 2023 assault conviction.

The upcoming comedy is “inspired by the untold story of Dennis Rodman’s legendary trip to Las Vegas during the 1998 NBA Finals—just as the Rodman’s Chicago Bulls are on the verge of completing their second consecutive threepeat championship in eight years,” according to a release. The film will follow two days of the Chicago Bulls power forward’s infamous trip to Las Vegas in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals.

Rick Famuyiwa (“The Mandalorian,” “Ahsoka”) will direct “48 Hours in Vegas” and write the next draft of the screenplay, following an earlier draft by Jordan VanDina.

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