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Stephen Curry, Sonya Curry at arrivals for STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2023, Eccles Theater, Park City, UT January 23, 2023. Photo By: JA/Everett Collection at arrivals for STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2023, Eccles Theater, Park City, UT January 23, 2023. Photo By: JA/Everett Collection PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY
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Stephen Curry, Sonya Curry at arrivals for STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2023, Eccles Theater, Park City, UT January 23, 2023. Photo By: JA/Everett Collection at arrivals for STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2023, Eccles Theater, Park City, UT January 23, 2023. Photo By: JA/Everett Collection PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY
Stephen Curry’s recent documentary made waves in the NBA world. In the list of films made on NBA superstars, Stephen Curry: Underrated holds a special place because of its similarity with a Michael Jordan film. The documentary portrays the Baby-faced assassin‘s underdog story during the initial stages of his career. Fans and legends across the country hailed the 2-hour-long documentary for its amazing story telling. Notably, the millionaire film producer also recently revealed his personal reflection on the film.
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The film also reflects on the Golden State Warriors star’s mom, Sonya’s part in the superstar’s incredible journey. Similarly, the recent film Air, directed by Ben Affleck, also portrays Jordan’s mom, Deloris Jordan’s role in MJ’s career. Speaking of the parents’ influence on the superstars, film producer Ryan Coogler reflected on his parental role after watching the film in a recent interview.
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Ryan Coogler produced the documentary alongside Peter Nicks, Sean Harvey and others. The Black Panther film fame director Coogler recently opened up about the film’s influence while promoting it.
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Featuring in an interview alongside Stephen Curry, Coogler explained what resonated the most with him from the film. The producer straight up drew a parallel with his personal life. He said, “This film has a profound effect on me as a parent watching this.”
He considers Steph’s relationship with his mother as the heart of the film. Coogler explained how Curry’s mom pushed him to complete his college, years after discontinuing it for the NBA. Moreover, he pointed out how the Dubs superstar stood by his word. The producer added, “But why is he [Steph] doing that? It’s because he said — he told his mom that he would.”
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Surprisingly, the film on the Chicago Bulls legend’s iconic shoe deal also had a major part portraying Michael Jordan’s mother’s influence.
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A few months back, Ben Affleck’s directorial Air hit the screens, recreating Nike’s iconic Jordan deal. Even though the film focused on the shoe company’s journey on sealing the deal, it also peeped into MJ’s household.
It portrayed how Deloris Jordan had a strong hold of her family and took all the tough decisions. Importantly, she was the driving force from Jordan’s end to seal the iconic deal. The rest is history, as the brand went on to become a global sensation.
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Do you feel Sonya Curry had the same influence on Steph as Deloris had on MJ? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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