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- The film stars basketball player Michael Jordan as a fictional version of himself; the live-action cast also includes Wayne Knight and Theresa Randle, as well as cameos by Bill Murray and several NBA players, while Billy West, Dee Bradley Baker, Kath Soucie and Danny DeVito headline the voice cast.
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Apr 5, 2023 · Air: Directed by Ben Affleck. With Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina. Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan.
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- Ben Affleck
- 2023-04-05
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- Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro. Damon stars in Air was Vaccaro, a former sports marketing executive who tried to sign Jordan to a deal with Nike by winning over the athlete’s mother.
- Ben Affleck as Phil Knight. Affleck stars in the film as Knight, the co-founder of Nike Inc. who previously served as the chairman and CEO of the company.
- Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan. Deloris Jordan is the athlete’s mother. During the preproduction process, Jordan asked Affleck to cast Davis as his mom. While talking to THR, Davis explained that Deloris “brokered” her son’s “deal to get him a huge stake in the shoe and in turn, protected her son’s legacy.”
- Julius Tennon as James R. Jordan Sr. James R. Jordan Sr. was the NBA star’s father and the husband of Deloris. He died in 1993 when he was shot while taking a nap in his car.
The same month, Joel Gretsch, Gustaf Skarsgård, and Jessica Green were announced to be among the cast. The character of Michael Jordan is portrayed in the film, though his face is not seen and has limited dialogue.
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Apr 5, 2023 · A new Matt Damon-Ben Affleck movie, "Air," tells the story behind the iconic Nike partnership with Michael Jordan. Find out who plays Jordan in "Air" and more details.
- Matt Damon is Sonny Vaccaro. Affleck's longtime friend and longtime collaborator plays Nike marketing executive and basketball guru Sonny Vaccaro, who convinced Nike to sign Jordan with an unprecedented Air Jordan-birthing deal before his NBA career had even tipped off.
- Viola Davis is Deloris Jordan. Affleck cast the EGOT-winner as Jordan's mother Deloris at the insistence of the basketball superstar himself. "Michael Jordan was very adamant that the only person who was fit to play his mother was the best actor in the world — Viola Davis," Affleck told EW.
- Ben Affleck is Phil Knight. The Air director plays Nike chief Phil Knight, who co-founded the company — originally called Blue Ribbon Sports — in the mid-'60s.
- Chris Tucker is Howard H. White. In his first big-screen appearance since 2016's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, the Rush Hour star plays Howard H. White, Nike's primary liaison with NBA stars including Jordan and Charles Barkley.
Apr 5, 2023 · The roles of Jordan's parents, James and Delores, will be portrayed by Julius Tennon and Viola Davis, respectively. Is Michael Jordan in the 'AIR' movie? Yes and no. While the story centers...
Cast. Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro. Ben Affleck as Phil Knight. Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser. Marlon Wayans as George Raveling. Chris Messina as David Falk. Chris Tucker as Howard White. Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan. Julius Tennon as James Jordan. Damian Young as Michael Jordan. Matthew Maher as Peter Moore. Gustaf Skarsgård as Horst Dassler ...
