Ben Affleck explains why Michael Jordan is barely in AIRMovie.
Ben Affleck’s Air is about how Michael Jordan completely changed the game for Nike’s struggling basketball division, but Jordan is barely seen in the movie. While that might come as a surprise to some, it works. Exceptionally well, in fact.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Given the fact that some referred to Air as “the Michael Jordan Nike movie” leading up to its release, it might come as a surprise that Jordan is rarely seen in the flesh in the film. Most of the negotiating happens between Vaccaro and Jordan’s mother, Deloris Jordan, played by Viola Davis. Air certainly emphasizes Michael’s genius in the sport, but it’s largely focused on how he changed the game of basketball before even joining the NBA.
With Air hitting theaters on April 5th, I got the chance to chat with Affleck and opted to ask him if that was always the plan. Did he want to incorporate Michael Jordan this particular way since day one or did he ever consider a different approach? Here’s what he said: Rather than tell the story from Michael Jordan's perspective, Air follows Sonny and Deloris' understanding of Michael's next-level talent and how their belief in him inspires decisions that ultimately change sports marketing and athlete compensation for the better. Affleck continued:
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