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Ben Affleck Directs the Story of Air Jordans in April with Air (Trailer)

Ben Affleck is teaming up with his bro Matt Damon to tell the story of how Nike signed Michael Jordan and created the Air Jordan sneaker in Air, hitting theaters in April.  Damon plays Sonny Vaccaro, a salesman at the then-struggling shoe company Nike in 1984.  Converse ruled the world of basketball but Vaccaro convinced Nike to risk everything on a rookie named Michael Jordan and build the entire brand around him.  Jason Bateman, Affleck, Viola Davis, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, Marlon Wayans, Jessica Green, and Gustaf Skarsgard co-star and Affleck also directs the movie.  Air is out on April 5th and you can check out the trailer below.

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