[Reporter Xu Shiying/Taipei-Los Angeles Connection Report] The new film "AIR" directed and acted by "Small Class" Ben Affleck, has invited his long-time friend Matt Damon to perform together. The film held a global press conference and premiere a few days ago. He revealed that he personally met Michael Jordan for the film, and was also very happy to be able to cooperate with his old friend Matt, "He is my best friend, and I cherish being able to work with him. I can't expect better things!" Matt also called Xiao-Ben his "best friend and creative partner".

Ben Affleck (second from left), Vera Davis and Matt Damon attend the premiere of "AIR".

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"AIR" is adapted from real people and facts, describing Jordan, who was still a rookie at the time, and cooperated with Nike's newly established basketball department to rewrite the sports world and popular culture with Air Jordan.

Xiaoban admitted frankly that at first he planned to film Jordan’s growth story, so he met him himself, “The most stupid thing in the world is to make a movie that he didn’t participate in, and then even if he didn’t appear, he still quoted his name and told Some of his stories, if he said no, I wouldn't do it, and that would be the last time we talked."

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Ben Affleck directed and starred in AIR.

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The direction of the film changed just after the two met, and Ben said, "When I saw him talking about his mother and how much he respected and admired her, I was shocked and thankful for not assuming that was the case." Ashamed and immediately aware that this is the story, a beautiful story, about his mother, Delos Jordan, and what he meant to Michael."

Xiaoban said that he casually asked Jordan who he thought should play his mother, but Jordan specified that "it must be Willa Davis." He said with a smile: "It's a bit like I asked, "Can I form a basketball team?" Said "Of course, the captain is Michael Jordan"." He said that he has always asked Vera to act in the films he directed, and he also believed that he must create a "character worthy of Vera". Flattered, "I'd have a sense of 'I fit in', even an imposter, and it's good to feel needed. But then the next thought is 'Now I have to play this role.'"

Matt Damon plays Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro in "AIR".

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Matt plays the role of Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro in the film, and he bluntly said that this story is not just a sports movie, but also an inspirational movie. He has cooperated with Xiaoban many times and described the process as very natural, "We wrote the script together before. , have performed together since 1986, we have known each other for so long and are used to solving creative problems together." He said that if each other has bad ideas, they will speak out and will not be hurt because of it. "We respect each other very much and continue to Move on to the next idea."

Willa Davis plays Michael Jordan's mother Delose Jordan in "AIR".

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Xiaoban said that while many people may think that "Air" is about Jordan himself, the movie is actually about the people who supported Jordan. There are other people who can play him besides Michael Jordan, and I hope that the audience can imagine the meaning of Michael Jordan based on their own memories and experiences."

He hopes audiences leave the theater feeling happy and inspired, "It's an upbeat movie, and I think the story is really beautiful, it's about adventure, it's about the greatness of excellence, it can inspire all of us to think 'maybe I Can do some difficult things'." He emphasized that this is his own favorite type of movie, "I like to watch stories that focus on characters, it depends on performances and screenwriting, I want to do more movies like this." " AIR" will be screened on the word-of-mouth field from April 3rd to 4th, and will be officially released in Taiwan on April 5th.

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