It was one of our top experiences of being treated the way we felt we deserved to be treated.” “Ben’s an auteur and so unbelievably kind and respectful. Making Air was “an unbelievable experience that me and my husband and even my hair and makeup team still talk about to this day,” says Davis, whose husband, actor and producer Julius Tennon, plays Jordan’s father in the film. Air, which Amazon will premiere at the South by Southwest film festival March 18 before releasing it wide theatrically April 5, stars Viola Davis as Jordan’s mother Damon, Chris Tucker and Jason Bateman as execs at Nike and Affleck as Nike co-founder and former CEO Phil Knight. Their company’s first movie and Affleck’s latest as a director, is Air, the story of how Michael Jordan’s family and a group of executives at Nike revolutionized the business with one historic sneaker deal. “We know the things that actually matter to people - but ask Ben to see the spreadsheets.” “Ben and I have both been making movies for over 30 years,” says Damon. Ben Affleck Photographed By Austin HargraveĪffleck and Damon obtained at least $100 million in financing from investment firm RedBird Capital Partners to start and made their own financial contributions to Artists Equity, with Affleck, 50, serving as CEO, and Damon, 52, as chief creative officer.
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