Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are teaming up again for a new movie that Ben is going to direct and the star-studded supporting cast was just announced.
The untitled movie 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.”
Ben will co-star in the movie as Nike co-founder Phil Knight.
The Amazon Studios film just began production in Los Angeles and Deadline has announced the rest of the cast.
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Jason Bateman
Jason “will play Vaccaro’s boss, Rob Strasser, the longtime Nike executive and attorney-turned-branding-guru who oversaw the company’s marketing and messaging across all sports. Strasser was an instrumental figure in Nike’s efforts to sign (and later promote) Jordan.”
Viola Davis
Viola “will play Jordan’s mother, Deloris Jordan, who was an enormous influence on Michael’s Nike deal.”
Chris Tucker
Chris will play “Howard White, a former college basketball player at the University of Maryland. White was a junior executive at Nike’s fledgling basketball department in the early ’80s, regularly serving as the company’s day-to-day connection with its roster of NBA players, which included such notable names as Moses Malone, George Gervin and Artis Gilmore.”
Marlon Wayans
Marlon will play “college basketball trailblazer George Raveling, who was the first Black coach in two iconic conferences—the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Pacific-10. Additionally, in 1984, he was the head coach at the University of Iowa and an assistant of the gold medal-winning U.S. Men’s Olympic basketball team, where he met and befriended Michael Jordan. Raveling was a dear friend of Vaccaro’s, and with Sonny’s prodding, he first introduced the idea of signing with Nike to Michael.”
Chris Messina
Chris will “play Jordan’s original agent, David Falk, who had represented several prominent NBA players prior to signing Michael, including a pair of No. 1 overall NBA draft picks—James Worthy (Michael’s former teammate at University of North Carolina) and Mark Aguirre. Falk is often credited with coming up with the name ‘Air Jordan.’”
Matthew Maher
Matthew “will play Peter Moore, the legendary designer for Nike (and later Adidas) who created the designs for the first Air Jordan sneakers, in addition to the iconic ‘Wings’ and ‘Jumpman’ logos for the Air Jordan brand.”
Tom Papa
Tom “is playing Stu Inman, the former Portland Trail Blazers executive, who famously selected oft-injured center Sam Bowie ahead of Jordan in the 1984 NBA Draft.”
Julius Tennon
Julius will play “Jordan’s father James, who also influenced his decision to sign with Nike.” He will be starring alongside real-life wife Viola!