AIR: Courting a Legend will instead follow Nike's evolution, and how the company managed to score professional basketballer Michael Jordan before he was even drafted into the NBA. What is interesting about the movie is that it follows Nike rather than the Chicago Bulls star.
So, let's take a look at everything you need to know about AIR: Courting a Legend.
Everything you need to know about AIR: Courting a Legend
Ben Affleck plays Phil Knight, the CEO of Nike, Inc. AIR, which will be released on April 5, 2023. Matt Damon plays Sonny Vaccaro, the executive who signed Michael Jordan to the company.
In addition to Affleck and Damon, the film also stars the following actors in the following roles.
- Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser
- Chris Messina as David Falk
- Marlon Wayans as George Raveling
- Chris Tucker as Howard White
- Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan
- Matthew Maher as Peter Moore
- Tom Papa as Stu Inman
- Julius Tennon as James R. Jordan Sr.
- Joel Gretsch as John O’Neil
- Gustaf Skarsgård as Horst Dassler
- Barbara Sukowa as Kathy Dassler
- Jessica Green as Katrina Sainz
- Dan Bucatinsky as Richard
Based on the roles that will be played in the film, it seems like the film will finish once Jordan accepts the contract and wears the Air Jordans for the first time. Viola Davis and Julius Tennon have been cast as MJ's parents.
As for Michael Jordan's participation in the film, well his parents have been cast, but he will not be appearing in archive footage. The reason he will not be in the film is that this is not a Michael Jordan film.
Instead, this will be a tale of a different court. It is about how Nike's executives came to a decision that ended up costing the company more than a billion dollars. Catch AIR: Courting a Legend when it launches on April 5, 2023.