Side Kicks Streetwear • Global Release Guide
Updated: 11 November 2026
About the release
Jordan Brand continues the Space Jam 30th Anniversary programme with one of the year's most conceptually interesting Air Jordan 11 executions — the AJ11 Retro 'Green Screen' (style code IQ5700-900). The design concept is refreshingly off-brief: rather than referencing the finished film itself, the pair pulls its visual language from the green-screen production environment that brought the real world into Space Jam's cartoon universe. The behind-the-scenes space where Michael Jordan filmed his live-action scenes, in other words, before the Looney Tunes animation was dropped around him. An AJ11 execution built around the unseen production process rather than the on-screen result.
The build is one of the most material-committed AJ11s of 2026. The pair runs a Gym Green / Lucky Green / Orange Peel colourway, with the entire upper cloaked in two-tone emerald green suede and nubuck. The AJ11's traditional patent mudguard is replaced — texture over tradition. The midsole itself is suede (an unexpected material swap for the model), with a translucent rubber outsole underneath carrying glow-in-the-dark treatment and orange accents on the herringbone pods that peek through the translucent base. The graphic insoles immortalise Jordan's universe-saving dunk from the final game-winning sequence in the film, finished with Warner Bros. co-branding. Packaging goes all-in: Monstars logo + symbols, TuneSquad branding, Bugs Bunny imagery next to a Jumpman logo juxtaposed with a villainous Monstars hand, and all-over-print packaging paper featuring the film's iconic characters wrapping the shoes inside the box. Dubbed internally the 'Monstars' colourway by collectors ahead of the official release.
Jordan 11 Retro Low Green Snakeskin
Another green-palette AJ11 from the current archive
Shop Now →TL;DR – Air Jordan 11 Retro 'Green Screen' IQ5700-900 Release Date, Price & Where to Buy
- UK release date: Saturday 14 November 2026 at 8 AM
- Model: Air Jordan 11 Retro
- Colourway: Gym Green / Lucky Green / Orange Peel
- Collector nickname: 'Green Screen' / 'Monstars'
- Style code: IQ5700-900
- UK retail price: £189.99
- US retail price: $255
- Sizing: Men's sizing
- Where to buy: Nike SNKRS and select Jordan Brand retailers
- Theme: Space Jam 30th Anniversary — concept inspired by the green-screen production environment used to film Jordan's live-action scenes in the original 1996 film
- Key details: Two-tone emerald green suede and nubuck upper (no traditional AJ11 patent mudguard), suede midsole, translucent rubber outsole, glow-in-the-dark treatment, orange accent hits on the herringbone pods peeking through the translucent base, graphic insoles depicting Jordan's universe-saving dunk from the film's final sequence, Warner Bros. co-branding on the insoles
- Special packaging: Monstars logo + symbols, TuneSquad branding, Bugs Bunny imagery, Jumpman logo juxtaposed with villainous Monstars hand, all-over-print packaging paper wrapping featuring the film's iconic characters
- Collection context: Part of Jordan Brand's broader Space Jam 30th Anniversary rollout (which also included the AJ9 earlier this year, the AJ1 Low SE 'Magic Ball' from 5 November, and the original Space Jam AJ11 OG colourway returning in December 2026)
Release date and price
The Air Jordan 11 Retro 'Green Screen' releases in the UK on Saturday 14 November 2026 at 8 AM via Nike SNKRS and select Jordan Brand retailers. UK retail is £189.99, with US retail at $255. Men's sizing.
Early reporting had the pair pegged for a 16 November Nike Nbdhd store-exclusive drop, but the final confirmed UK release lands on 14 November via the standard SNKRS + retailer route — broader allocation than first expected, which should help supply but won't eliminate the usual AJ11 raffle crunch. Expect heavy demand for two separate reasons: the AJ11 model itself is Jordan Brand's biggest Holiday-season sell-through silhouette every year, and the Space Jam story carries proper cultural weight. The 'Green Screen' specifically sits in an interesting collector slot — the original Space Jam AJ11 (Black / Varsity Royal / White) is returning in December 2026 as the mainstream play, meaning this Green Screen pair functions as the limited-interpretation collector sibling landing a month earlier. For buyers wanting both, expect to budget accordingly.
Design and details
The Space Jam 30th anniversary programme has been one of 2026's most creatively-executed Jordan Brand rollouts, with each pair pulling a distinct visual thread from the 1996 film or its production context rather than straight-reskinning familiar colourways. The Green Screen is arguably the sharpest conceptual play in the collection — referencing a part of the film most viewers never saw.
All-suede upper and the material swap
The headline material story on this pair. The AJ11's most instantly-recognisable design signature is its patent leather mudguard — the shiny lower-shoe panel that's defined the model since the original 1995 release. On the Green Screen, the patent is replaced entirely. The whole upper runs two-tone emerald green suede and nubuck, with the colour tones pulled from the actual green-screen walls used in Jordan's live-action filming on the original Space Jam production set. The midsole itself is also suede — a genuinely unexpected material swap for the AJ11 that commits properly to the material-first design direction. Across the pair, texture replaces tradition, which is the collector tagline for a pair like this.
Translucent sole with GITD + orange pods
Underneath the suede, the sole unit does the heavy conceptual lifting. The translucent rubber outsole carries a full glow-in-the-dark treatment (activating the pair under UV light or in darkness), with Orange Peel accents specifically on the herringbone traction pods that peek through the translucent base from above. Under normal lighting, the orange flashes against the green upper. In the dark, the whole sole glows. It's one of the more visually dynamic AJ11 sole executions of the past five years and gives the pair a full dusk-to-dark personality shift.
The Warner Bros. insole + Monstars packaging
Where the pair earns its proper collector weight. The graphic insoles depict Michael Jordan's universe-saving dunk — the game-winning climactic final sequence of the 1996 film where Jordan stretches his arm to impossible length to secure the win against the Monstars. Warner Bros. co-branding finishes the insole detail. The packaging itself is a proper collector piece: TuneSquad and Monstars branding on the box exterior, with imagery juxtaposing Bugs Bunny alongside a Jumpman logo and a villainous Monstars hand. Inside the box, all-over-print packaging paper featuring the full cast of the film's iconic characters wraps the shoes themselves. For collectors who track packaging as closely as the pair itself — and the AJ11 Holiday collector base always does — the box here is one of the most elaborate Jordan Brand special-packaging executions of recent memory.
Air Jordan 11 Retro 'Green Screen' images
Credit: Nike / Jordan Brand
Jordan 1 Retro High Turbo Green
Another standout green-palette Jordan from the current archive
Shop Now →Space Jam 30th — the full programme
The Space Jam 30th Anniversary programme has been one of Jordan Brand's most ambitious multi-silhouette anniversary campaigns in recent memory. The rollout has been deliberately paced across the year rather than concentrated on a single hero release. The Space Jam AJ9 opened the programme earlier in 2026 (September, for anyone who caught Side Kicks' coverage at the time), followed by the AJ1 Low SE 'Magic Ball' on 5 November (which pulled the magic basketball from the film and translated its iridescent surface onto the AJ1 Low's upper). This AJ11 'Green Screen' / 'Monstars' is the third major release in the sequence, and lands as the limited-interpretation collector sibling to the mainstream play.
That mainstream play arrives next: the original Space Jam AJ11 OG (Black / Varsity Royal / White) returns in December 2026 as the Holiday 11 play — one of the most-requested AJ11 retros of the past decade. For buyers wanting to complete the Space Jam 30th run, the strategy is clear: the Green Screen is the design-driven collector pair, the OG 11 is the heritage hero release, and both together form a bookended Holiday 2026 Space Jam set. Expect secondary market demand to stay elevated on the Green Screen specifically because the material commitment (full suede upper and midsole, translucent GITD sole, Warner Bros. insole) make it more difficult to re-execute than a standard retro.
Where to buy
The Air Jordan 11 Retro 'Green Screen' releases on Saturday 14 November 2026 at 8 AM for £189.99 via Nike SNKRS and select Jordan Brand retailers. Men's sizing. Browse the full Air Jordan 11 collection and the wider Jordan archive on Side Kicks.
FAQ
When is the Air Jordan 11 'Green Screen' UK release date?
Saturday 14 November 2026 at 8 AM UK via Nike SNKRS and select Jordan Brand retailers. Men's sizing. Early reporting had the pair pegged for 16 November as a Nike Nbdhd store-exclusive, but the final confirmed release lands on 14 November via the standard SNKRS + retailer route.
How much is the AJ11 Green Screen?
UK retail is £189.99 via Nike SNKRS. US retail is $255.
What's the Green Screen concept?
The design pulls directly from the green-screen production environment used to film Michael Jordan's live-action scenes on the original 1996 Space Jam set — the behind-the-scenes space where he filmed his sequences before the Looney Tunes animation was dropped around him. Rather than referencing the finished film itself, the pair references the unseen production process. Tones across the upper are pulled from the actual green-screen walls used on set, and the pair also carries the unofficial 'Monstars' nickname via its packaging references to the film's antagonists.
Why is this pair all suede instead of patent leather?
The AJ11's traditional patent leather mudguard has been replaced entirely. The whole upper runs two-tone emerald green suede and nubuck, with the midsole itself also constructed in suede — a genuinely unexpected material swap for the AJ11 silhouette. The design direction is 'texture replaces tradition' across almost every surface. The translucent rubber outsole underneath carries glow-in-the-dark treatment with Orange Peel accents on the herringbone pods, giving the pair a full dusk-to-dark personality shift.
Is the OG Space Jam AJ11 also coming back?
Yes. The original Space Jam AJ11 OG colourway (Black / Varsity Royal / White) is set to return in December 2026 as the Holiday 11 play. The Green Screen functions as the limited-interpretation collector sibling landing a month earlier, with the OG 11 as the mainstream heritage release. Together they form a bookended Holiday 2026 Space Jam set.
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