Ben Affleck worked with some of Hollywood's heavyweights to produce , the biopic about Nike's groundbreaking collaboration with NBA legend Michael Jordan -- from Matt Damon and Viola Davis to Chris Tucker and, yes, even his wife, Jennifer Lopez.In an interview with, Affleck opened up about the lengths he went to cast Davis as Jordan's mother, Deloris Jordan, which included him re-writing the script to give Davis more than just the one line she had in the original script.
Affleck said he begged Davis to be part of his new production company's first project and told her, «When you're ready, let me know.
We'll be here.» Then he went to work on the script.«I started writing and working with Matt, and Jen [Lopez] gave me some great lines too — it just started getting better,» he said.
When asked what was his wife's input on the script, Affleck couldn't help but gush about her show business acumen across various facets of the industry.«Oh my God, she’s brilliant.
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