Once upon a time, at the golf course...
, the upcoming film about the creation of Michael Jordan's famous Nike sneaker, it may seem like the basketball legend had no part in the making of this film. No actor was cast to play Jordan—something the six-time NBA champion insisted on throughout his life—and he doesn't serve any kind of a producing role. But director Ben Affleck didn't set out to make.
"And I know how important and meaningful a figure he is, in particular in the African American community. If you’re going to fuck around with talking about Michael Jordan, do it respectfully." So, after finishing a draft of the script—which would later get a full rewrite—Affleck met the basketball GOAT on the golf course. He mentioned that he's friends with MJ, and that the two sometimes play cards together, but theOh yeah, Ben’s my boy.
This all sounds like he's setting himself up for disaster here with MJ. But according to Affleck, the meeting turned"I have to be very clear, this is not the authorised Michael Jordan story," Affleck explained. "He was not compensated in a way that would be appropriate if this were that. If you’re going to do a Michael Jordan story, they should back the fucking truck up. This was me saying, 'Mike, I’m not going to make the movie if you’re not cool with something about it.
But Jordan was reportedly into the idea, and talked a lot about his mom, Deloris Jordan. Jordan's mother "wasn't really in the script" at the time—and by "wasn't really," Affleck means she only had one line. Still, Jordan said that he wanted Viola Davis to play the role. He told Affleck, very seriously: "That’s my mom.
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