Jason Bateman, Viola Davis be part of solid of Ben Affleck’s Nike drama 

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Actors Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Marlon Wayans and Chris Messina are the newest addition to the solid of Ben Affleck’s untitled Nike drama.

Affleck will probably be starring in and directing the film for Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports and Mandalay Pictures. According to Deadline, Matthew Maher, Tom Papa and Julius Tennon spherical out the solid.

The sports activities advertising and marketing movie will narrate the story of Nike, the footwear manufacturing firm.

Affleck will star as Nike co-founder Phil Knight within the story surrounding the corporate’s longshot effort to signal Michael Jordan within the mid-’80s, an endorsement that appeared unimaginable on the time however which might change into probably the most vital relationship between an athletic model and an athlete and launched the worldwide, multibillion-dollar up to date sneaker business.

The “Argo” helmer is reuniting along with his longtime buddy and “Good Will Hunting” co-writer Matt Damon for the venture.

Damon will play Sonny Vaccaro, the legendary sneaker salesman who signed basketball nice Jordan to his first sneaker deal within the preliminary days of Nike.

The movie is predicated on Alex Convery’s unique script titled ‘Air Jordan’, which was named to the 2021 Black List of the perfect unproduced screenplays. The venture is presently being filmed in Los Angeles.