Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will be rewriting Convery’s script. He has also written the Stan Lee biopic Excelsior!.

Surprisingly, Vaccaro wasn’t featured in Netflix’s docuseries, The Last Dance.Īmazon Studios, Skydance Sports, and Mandalay Pictures are producing the upcoming biopic based on an original screenplay by Alex Convery, which landed on the Black List. His campaign to sign Jordan for Nike led to a highly lucrative partnership that has turned Nike into a multi-billion dollar company and Jordan into the wealthiest athlete ever. Sonny Vaccaro’s story was previously the topic of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary Sole Man. Hopefully, Jordan will make an appearance in the film. It would certainly be unwise to make a film about one of the most famous sports endorsement deals in history and not include the recipient athlete. There is currently no word on who’ll play Michael Jordan, but the synopsis gives the impression he won’t have much to do in the film. Jordan will be a mythic figure hovering above the movie and never seen, even as Vaccaro tries to reach him by gaining access to those close to him and around him.' The official plot synopsis (via The Hollywood Reporter) reads: 'The story will focus on Vaccaro’s relentless quest to sign Jordan to what was then the third-place shoe company, a journey that took him to Jordan’s parents, and in particular, his powerful, dynamic mother, as well as to former coaches, advisors, and friends. Affleck and Damon will both write, produce, and star in the film, their third such collaboration after Good Will Hunting and The Last Duel.īen Affleck will also serve as the director in addition to portraying Nike co-founder Phil Knight. The currently untitled film will be based on Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro’s endeavor to sign a young, rising basketball star, Michael Jordan, in the early ‘80s.

The Oscar-winning duo of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are teaming up again for a sports biopic about Nike and Michael Jordan’s famous sneaker deal.

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