The biographical sports drama Air is all about how Nike signed their biggest sneaker deal with Michael Jordan, creating the iconic Air Jordan line of shoes. However, despite the fact that Michael Jordan is the definition of a basketball icon, and he's at the center of this historic deal that helped make Nike what it is now, he’s barely in the movie, and he's never really seen, but there's a reason for it. As the star, co-producer, and director of Air, Ben Affleck explained why this former NBA star is hardly featured on-screen in a movie all about his legendary shoe deal, and I gotta say, it makes a lot of sense.
Given what a basketball legend Michael Jordan is, Affleck knew that there are some people who are too incredible to be portrayed by someone else. The Air director elaborated on this idea with The Hollywood Reporter saying that just a body double was used for the character of Jordan, and they only shot him from behind or in profile, making the intentional decision to never show his face. The actor/director elaborated further, saying:
