In December 2021, we had already reported on this topic. At that time, under the then premise "The wild true story of how an upstart shoe company named Nike landed the most influential endorsement in sports history: Michael Jordan," we suspected a documentary film. Now, with the just-released trailer, a feature film titled "AIR" has been announced.

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The screenplay is still written by Alex Convery, the main cast consists of Matt Damon (Sonny Vaccaro), Ben Affleck (Phil Knight) and Jason Bateman (Rob Strasser): Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker and Viola Davis.

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In AIR, award-winning director Ben Affleck reveals the incredible, game-changing partnership between then-newcomer Michael Jordan and the still-new basketball division of Nike, which revolutionized the world of sports with the Air Jordan brand.

adidas also seems to play a role in this film, a look at the IMDB reveals Gustaf Skarsgård as Horst Dassler (son of Adi Dassler).the film is scheduled to hit theaters on April 5. The German release date has not yet been set. Here is the trailer...

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