Michael Jordan turned down the opportunity.
Jordan's career on the court and his life outside the sporting world would be a dream role for anyone and there'd be no shortage of candidates to play the role.However, Elba, who has starred in superhero movies such as Thor, Avengers and The Suicide Squad, famously played Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe.Advert
Elba detailed how he would portray Michael Jordan in the potential role, looking beyond his career as an athlete. "He is a very astute businessman, really smart. And his work as a philanthropist is unspoken, but people don’t understand the work. He cares; he does a lot of work."So that’s where I was hinting at. I wanna play Jordan - I’m doing that. He was like, 'Ah, I’m not ready for that story yet'."
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