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Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina & More Join Ben Affleck’s Nike Drama For Prime Video
10.06.2022 - 21:27 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck’s untitled Nike drama for Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports and Mandalay Pictures has assembled a stellar cast, with Jason Bateman (Ozark), Viola Davis (The Woman King), Chris Tucker (Rush Hour franchise), Marlon Wayans (Respect) and Chris Messina (Sharp Objects) signing on for roles, along with Matthew Maher (Our Flag Means Death), Tom Papa (Behind the Candelabra) and Julius Tennon (The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar). In addition to directing, Affleck is starring in the pic which entered production in Los Angeles on Monday, alongside his fellow Good Will Hunting Oscar winner, Matt Damon.
The as-yet-untitled sports marketing film will tell the incredible story of how maverick sneaker salesman Sonny Vaccaro (Damon) led a fledgling running shoe company called Nike in its pursuit of the most transformative athlete in the history of sports: Michael Jordan. Affleck will portray Nike co-founder Phil Knight in the story surrounding Nike’s longshot effort to sign Jordan to its shoe company in the mid-’80s, an endorsement that seemed impossible at the time but which would become the most significant relationship between an athletic brand and an athlete and launched the global, multibillion-dollar contemporary sneaker industry. Sonny’s relentless quest to sign Jordan to what was then the third-place shoe company takes him to Jordan’s parents, and in particular his powerful, dynamic mother, as well as to former coaches, advisors, friends and those close to Michael. Jordan himself is a giant mythic figure hovering above the movie and never seen, while Sonny tries to reach him by gaining access to those close to him and around him.
Bateman will play Vaccaro’s boss, Rob Strasser, the longtime Nike executive
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29.06.2022 / 21:39
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck reunite on set of upcoming Nike film
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23.06.2022 / 06:47
Ben Affleck Gets a Kiss From Fiancee Jennifer Lopez on Set of New 'Nike' Movie
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15.06.2022 / 21:39
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etonline.com
15.06.2022 / 10:21
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14.06.2022 / 21:15
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etcanada.com
12.06.2022 / 12:49
Viola Davis Blasts Social Media For Influencing Film And Television: ‘It Destroys Our Art Form’
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11.06.2022 / 03:53
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon's Upcoming Movie About Nike Gets Star-Studded Supporting Cast
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etcanada.com
11.06.2022 / 00:27
Ben Affleck And Matt Damon To Star, Write & Produce Movie About Nike’s Deal With Michael Jordan, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis & More Cast
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