Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s upcoming movie ‘Air’ has been creating a buzz in the film industry since its announcement. Sports fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the movie that is based on the iconic deal between Michael Jordan and Nike. While the Chicago Bulls legend?is not part of the star cast, the film features several outstanding actors such as Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, and Jason Bateman. With the release date just around the corner, Damon and Affleck recently appeared on GMA for an extensive interview, during which Damon used a rather interesting choice of words to share his thoughts on Davis.

The Nike deal is one of the most talked about contracts that took place in the history of sports. It was a partnership that provided a huge breakthrough for both Michael Jordan and Nike. To this date, His Airness continues to earn millions from the deal that catapulted Nike from being an average company to one of the top sports brands.

How similar is Viola Davis to Michael Jordan?

You know you possess great skills when people start comparing you to legends like Michael Jordan. Viola Davis is undoubtedly an exceptional actress and probably very few will disagree with the claim. However, given that her upcoming movie is a sports drama, Matt Damon found it fitting to commend her acting skills by drawing a comparison between her and the sports icon who partly inspired the film.

Davis and Damon recently joined co-star and director Ben Affleck for an interview with Good Morning America. The host asked Damon and Affleck why it took them so long to release a movie together under their production company, ‘Artists Equity’. In response, Damon joked, “We probably had to do 30 years each making movies before people started to take us seriously. This was a great movie to start with for us. You know, this is the type of movie we grew up loving, you know, it’s really based on the writing and the acting.”

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Furthermore, he complimented Davis by saying, “You know, having Viola Davis in your movie is kind of like having Michael Jordan on your basketball team…as long as you don’t do anything stupid, it’s going to be pretty great.”

MJ had one demand for Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’

Looks like it’s not just Matt Damon who considered Viola Davis a great addition to the ‘Air’ cast. Several days ago, director/actor Ben Affleck revealed that Jordan personally selected Davis for the role of his mother, Dolores Jordan. Upon hearing this, the 57-year-old Grammy winner expressed her surprise and said, ?I?m just hearing about it now. So yeah, so it blew my mind. I?m glad I didn?t know about it before.?

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‘Air’ was recently screened at the South by Southwest where the movie got a standing ovation from the audience. It is all set to be released on April 5 by Amazon Studios.