“AIR” from director Ben Affleck, was just one of the movie trailers shown during Superbowl 57. The flick based on the true story behind NBA legend Michael Jordan’s deal with Nike, hits theaters on April 5. The busy director had two additional spots, appearing as Batman in the summer movie, “The Flash” and he starred with wife Jennifer Lopez in an ad for Dunkin Donuts.
Synopsis
From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.
Check out the trailer below
Cast
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Matthew Maher, Marlon Wayans, Jay Mohr, Julius Tennon, with Chris Tucker and Viola Davis
Directed by Ben Affleck
Written by Alex Convery
Produced by David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Madison Ainley, Jeff Robinov, Peter Guber, and Jason Michael Berman
