Harvey Weinstein CBE (born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer. He and his brother Bob Weinstein co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent films, including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), The Crying Game (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Heavenly Creatures (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), and Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love, and garnered seven Tony Awards for a variety of plays and musicals, including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded The Weinstein Company, a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon reuniting for biopic based on Nike exec Sonny Vaccaro
nypost.comaccording to The Hollywood Reporter.Amazon Studios and Skydance Sports are reportedly in the midst of finalizing the deal for the flick alongside the two Oscar winners.The “Ford v Ferrari” star will play Vaccaro and Affleck will portray Nike co-founder Phil Knight.The story will revolve around the sports sneaker company and Vaccaro attempting to sign basketball player Michael Jordan in the mid-eighties for an endorsement deal.
The partnership seemed impossible at the time, however, the deal became one of the most significant in sports history. The quest took the shoe executive to the b-baller’s mom, as well as to former coaches, advisors and friends.
The ex-Chicago Bulls player won’t be seen in the film and will just be a shadowing figure watching the scenes unfold from afar.The project holds a special place in the “Argo” star and Damon’s hearts.
It marks the first time that Affleck will direct a story starring his Hollywood bestie.The duo scored an Oscar for penning the script for their 1997 drama, “Good Will Hunting,” and they also co-wrote and co-starred in last year’s bombed historical drama, “The Last Duel.”“Good Will Hunting” executive producer Kevin Smith revealed last October that disgraced Miramax founder Harvey Weinstein wanted to pull the indie film from theaters early to mess with star Robin Williams’ career.The Gus Van Saint-directed drama earned over $225 million at the box office at the time.In the “Mallrats” director’s book “Kevin Smith’s Secret Stash,” the 51-year-old said that Williams had a back-end deal that said if the film grossed over $100 million, Williams would cash in a larger portion of the profits and split that money with Miramax.
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