Ben Affleck reveals how 'brilliant' Jennifer Lopez helped him understand fashion during 'Air' shooting
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Ben Affleck gushed about how his wife, Jennifer Lopez, had helped him understand fashion for his newest film 'Air'. The film 'Air' explores the history of Michael Jordan's association with Nike and is both directed and starred by Ben Affleck.
When asked about how Lopez affected the screenplay in a recent interview, he enthused, "Oh my God, she's brilliant." He added, "She is incredibly knowledgeable about the way fashion evolves in entertainment and dance."
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'Culture and style in America is 90% driven by Black culture'
"[Lopez] helped me in talking about the way in which a part of the reason why Jordans were so meaningful is because culture and style in America is 90 percent driven by Black culture," Affleck told the Hollywood Reporter. "Black culture has historically pioneered music, dance, fashion, and it’s then been stolen, appropriated, remarketed as Elvis or whatever. And in this case, [Nike], a white-run corporate entity, was starting to do business with African American athletes in an identity affiliation sales thing," the actor and director stated. "They were really taking value from what Michael Jordan represents and who he is. I don’t think the meaning can be overstated. They’re going to switch from, 'Hey, guys, we are a nice shoe,' to 'If Mike has it, you want it.'"
'Air' will hit theaters on April 5, 2023
The Michael Jordan and Nike biopic will be hitting theaters on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. The movie will take a place on the bench at Prime Video where it can be streamed after enjoying a large theatrical release all around the world. Affleck co-wrote the script for 'Air' with Matt Damon, therefore marking the movie as a debut of Artists Equity, the production business for the dream team. The pair went above and beyond in their search for the ideal cast for their most recent film, which features a cast that includes Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser, Chris Messina as David Falk, Marlon Wayans as George Raveling, Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan, Matthew Maher as Peter Moore, Chris Tucker as Howard White, Julius Tennon as James Jordan, and Gustaf Skarsgård as Horst Dassler.
Affleck is the star of the film as Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, and Damon plays Sonny Vaccaro, a shoe salesman who set out to sign Michael Jordan when he was just a rookie. The basketball player and his family will fight for an equal piece of the pie alongside the company's top executives, with his incredibly supportive mother by his side. Produced by David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Madison Ainley, Jeff Robinov, Peter Guber, and Jason Michael Berman, 'Air' was written by Alex Convery. Executive producers for the show include Jordan Moldo, Don Granger, Kevin Halloran, Michael Joe, Drew Vinton, John Graham, and Dana Goldberg.