Ben Affleck's latest directorial effort, Air, tells the story of Michael Jordan's collaboration with Nike and the inception of Air Jordans, one of the brand's most iconic shoes. However, despite being one of the biggest and most successful names in basketball, Jordan doesn't actually ever appear on-screen – and for good reason, Affleck, who also stars in the movie as Nike boss Phil Knight, tells the Inside Total Film podcast.
"Admittedly, we made as much a sort of fable as anything else, because it’s really about a character who never appears in the movie, in Michael Jordan. I felt that he’s just too iconic and recognizable and special, where you immediately would know the whole thing was a lie if I tried to tell you somebody else was Michael Jordan," he explains.
