Air Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

From award-winning director Ben Affleck, Air reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.

Biography Drama True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Air.

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  Ben Affleck

  ... Phil Knight

  The Accountant 2, Triple Frontier

• 
  Matt Damon

  ... Sonny Vaccaro

  The Odyssey, IF

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  Jason Bateman

  ... Rob Strasser

  Carry-On, Zootopia 2

• 
  Viola Davis

  ... Deloris Jordan

  The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, G20

• C
  Chris Tucker

  The Silver Linings Playbook, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

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  Marlon Wayans

  Him, A Haunted House

• M
  Matthew Maher

• 
  Chris Messina

  Juror No. 2, I.S.S.

• T
  Tom Papa

• J
  Julius Tennon

• J
  Joel Gretsch

  Saving Grace B. Jones

• G
  Gustaf Skarsgård

  I’ll Be Your Mirror

Crew Behind the Film

The Air behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Ben Affleck last directed Live by Night and Untitled Whitey Bulger Project.

Director

Ben Affleck

Screenwriters

Alex Convery
Ben Affleck
Matt Damon

Producers

Ben Affleck
Madison Ainley
Damon
David Ellison
Peter Guber

Production Details

What we know about the Air movie production.

Key Facts

• “Ben, Matt and this all-star cast have delivered a fantastic film that will move, inspire, and entertain audiences around the globe,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon and MGM Studios. “With Ben’s incredible direction, the film delivers a nostalgic look back at a culture-defining moment that absolutely lends itself to a global theatrical event (1/25/2023).”

Production Updates for Air

Nov 2022

Post-Production

Changed Air movie production status. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Nov 2022

Completed

Changed the movie production status to Completed. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2022

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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