Ben Affleck & Matt Damon's Upcoming Movie About Nike Gets Star-Studded Supporting Cast
justjared.comBen 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. Click inside to see who else will be in the movie… Keep scrolling to see who else will be in the movie… 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.
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