The actor-director screened the world premiere of his new film along with Matt Damon, Viola Davis and Jason Bateman.
, a biographical drama chronicling Nike’s revolutionary creation of the Air Jordan shoeline. Judging by the premiere audience’s reaction, Affleck need not be worried about its reception – the film and its cast full of scene stealers received a rapturous ovation.Affleck plays Nike CEO Phil Knight, and the film also stars Viola Davis, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker and Chris Messina.
“I showed up every day and had five-to-seven [script] pages to do opposite actors like this, it was ridiculous,” Damon said. “I’ve never had more fun. Ben and I – from from the moment we read [Alex Convery’s] script to the last cut we made in the edit – it was just absolute joy.” Bateman seemed stunned by the crowd’s reaction to the film, “I couldn’t believe the amount of screaming and the yelling [during the screening],” he said. “What Ben and Matt were able to do with this story … it’s an American business story and they made a rock show out of it. They were somehow able to enhance what Michael Jordan means to all of us – which was already the zenith of greatness and excitement.
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