LaKeith Stanfield and Dennis Rodman Ryan Emberley/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures, Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Almost two years after Jonathan Majors was dropped from Lionsgate's 48 Hours in Vegas, LaKeith Stanfield has replaced him in the film to star as Dennis Rodman. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Stanfield will portray the Chicago Bulls forward in Rick Famuyiwa's forthcoming feature centered around Rodman's trip to Las Vegas during the 1998 NBA Finals. Majors was initially attached to the role in 2022, though he was let go from the project after he was convicted of assault and harassment following an incident involving his ex-partner Grace Jabbari. He was later sentenced to a 52-week in-person domestic violence intervention program. Related Stories Movies 'Play Dirty' Review: Mark Wahlberg Lacks the Spark to Sell a Sardonic Master Criminal in Shane Black's Ho-Hum Heist Caper TV Sherri Shepherd Would "Love" Chris Brown to Appear on Her Talk Show Despite Potential for "a Lot of Backlash" Amid the controversy, the Creed III actor was also dropped by Disney and Marvel Studios, where he played Kang the Conqueror, who was originally slated to be the MCU's next leading villain. "Dennis Rodman is more than a basketball player, more than a personality - he's an entire cultural phenomenon," said president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Erin Westerman. "His bold style and physical presence, combined with an iconic persona, created a larger-than-life impact on and off the court. There'll never be another like him. LaKeith and the incredibly talented team on this film will bring the legend to life in this most extraordinarily unbelievable story." Stanfield starred in all four seasons of the Emmy Award-winning series Atlanta; Jordan Peele's Get Out; Haunted Mansion; The Book of Clarence; and Judas and the Black Messiah, which earned him an Oscar nomination. 48 Hours in Vegas will be produced by Lord Miller's Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Aditya Sood. Famuyiwa will direct and write the next draft of the screenplay, which was written by Jordan VanDina. Ari Lubet, Dennis Rodman and Lucy Kitada will serve as executive producers, while Nikki Baida co-produces. The InSneider was first to report on Stanfeild's casting. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Heat Vision 'Paranormal Activity' Relaunch Lands Rising Horror Filmmaker Ian Tuason (Exclusive) Heat Vision Netflix Teams with Roy Lee, Zach Cregger to Tackle Brian Michael Bendis-Marc Andreyko Graphic Novel 'Torso' (Exclusive) trailers Guile's Hair Is the Star of the 'Street Fighter' Movie Teaser Trailer, and That's Not a Good Thing Walter Salles Arthur Cohn, Three-Time Oscar-Winning Producer, Dies at 98 Noah Baumbach 'Awards Chatter' Pod: Noah Baumbach on 'Jay Kelly,' Awkwardness of Semi-Autobiographical Films, and Falling in Love With Greta Gerwig On Screen and Off Oscar Isaac How Guillermo del Toro Achieved His Lifelong Dream of Adapting 'Frankenstein' Heat Vision 'Paranormal Activity' Relaunch Lands Rising Horror Filmmaker Ian Tuason (Exclusive) Heat Vision Netflix Teams with Roy Lee, Zach Cregger to Tackle Brian Michael Bendis-Marc Andreyko Graphic Novel 'Torso' (Exclusive) trailers Guile's Hair Is the Star of the 'Street Fighter' Movie Teaser Trailer, and That's Not a Good Thing Walter Salles Arthur Cohn, Three-Time Oscar-Winning Producer, Dies at 98 Noah Baumbach 'Awards Chatter' Pod: Noah Baumbach on 'Jay Kelly,' Awkwardness of Semi-Autobiographical Films, and Falling in Love With Greta Gerwig On Screen and Off Oscar Isaac How Guillermo del Toro Achieved His Lifelong Dream of Adapting 'Frankenstein'