Available on Amazon Prime Video, Ben Affleck’s Air is a somewhat special biopic as it portrays Michael Jordan before he became the iconic basketball player everyone knows! The latter is also never seen on screen, only seen from behind or in the background.
A surprising bias, especially since the latter plays a secondary but still essential role in this feature film, which depicts the signing of a contract with Nike, the legendary partnership that gave birth to the iconic Air Jordan sneakers, which sell several million copies every year. around the world.
However, the absence of Michael Jordan on the screen in a film depicting an episode of his life seemed obvious to director Ben Affleck, who also explained this during an interview with our colleagues. Collider.
“The best way to ruin the movie and let the audience know it’s all a hoax would be to point the camera at someone who isn’t Michael Jordan and say, ‘Hey, that’s Michael Jordan.’ explained the director, who attributes his qualities to the iconic Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike.
For Ben Affleck, the only actor who could play this role is none other than Michael Jordan himself. “It’s too old now” As the actor/director recalled during the same interview.
And we have to admit, we’re glad the former Chicago Bulls number 23 wasn’t considered an option for digital rejuvenation to overcome this aging problem!
Air by, starring Ben Affleck, is now available on Amazon Prime Video.
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