Affleck explained how Michael Jordan insisted Davis play his mother, Deloris, in “Air,” the upcoming movie about Nike’s attempt to land an endorsement deal with Jordan when he was a rookie.
said during the movie’s premiere“Michael Jordan is, for those of you who don’t know, the most intimidating, impressive man you’ll ever see in real life.”
“I said, ‘Who would you like to play your mom?’ And he said, ‘Well, it has to be Viola Davis,’” Affleck said. Affleck had high praise for Davis, a four-time Academy Award nominee who won a best supporting actress Oscar for “Fences.”He then said it has always been a goal to work with Davis on a movie he directed.
Davis has said she was intrigued by the idea of playing the woman who raised one of the world’s most recognizable athletes.
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