The two artists write and star in the film, and it will be the first time Affleck will direct his friend Damon.
The relationship between Ben Affleck and Matt Damon is more stable and long-lived than the one maintained by the first with Jennifer Lopezand this year will add one more chapter.
The creators of ‘Good Will Hunting’ will meet again after coinciding last year in ‘The Last Duel’ of Ridley Scottand this time they will be, once again, producers, screenwriters and protagonists of their new film. Affleck will also direct, marking the first time he has his friend Damon under his command.
The new film, produced in conjunction with Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports and Mandalay Pictures, will focus on Sonny Vacaro (Matt Damon), the Nike executive who was chasing basketball player Michael Jordan until he got him to sign a sneaker deal with Nike in 1984 that forever changed the history of the company and the sport as we know it. Affleck will put himself in the shoes of Phil Knightco-founder of Nike.
In the successful HBO Max series ‘Time of victory: The Lakers’ dynasty’ we were able to see last week how Nike, a small but ambitious company at the time, tried to obtain the services of Magic Johnson without success, since he signed with the leading sports shoe company at the time: Converse. Nike’s campaign with Jordan was aggressive, creative and very brave for the time, and In the first 3 years, more than 150 million Air Jordan shoes were sold worldwide.
The new project of the two artists will follow the conquest of Vaccaro and It will introduce audiences to Jordan’s parents, in particular his powerful and dynamic mother, as well as former coaches, advisors, friends and people close to the greatest basketball player of all time. In principle, his script will not be related to that of Alex Conveywhich appeared on the 2021 Blacklist (an annual ranking of Hollywood’s best unproduced screenplays) recounting the same story.
Affleck just appeared in the viral Amazon Prime Video sensation ‘Water Deep’, and is rumored to appear in the upcoming DC Comics project ‘The Flash’ as Batman. Damon will be part of the cast of ‘Oppenheimer’ by Christopher Nolan.
Source: Fotogramas
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