Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting co-stars, were spotted on set in Los Angeles working on an upcoming film about Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan — a quest that would result in the biggest sneaker deal and athlete partnership ever.
Affleck will direct the movie, and the two will co-write the screenplay.
In the film, set in the 1980s, Matt Damon will play Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro, and Ben Affleck will play the sportswear label’s co-founder, Phil Knight.
According to Variety, the cast will include Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, and Marlon Wayans, among others.
The production will be co-produced by Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports, and Mandalay Pictures.
The yet-to-be-titled film takes place in Nike’s early days when landing a deal with the Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan was seemingly impossible. Determined and unafraid, Vaccaro embarks on a long journey to gain Jordan’s trust, including his parents, coaches, and advisors.
A successful collaboration would help Nike maintain its position as the world’s largest sportswear brand. Jordan Brand sneakers remain an iconic style, with sneakerheads clamoring to add iterations to their collections.
Early Life
Benjamin Géza Affleck Boldt was born in Berkeley, California August 15, 1972, to parents Chris and Tim Affleck.
Ben’s mother worked as an elementary teacher, and his father was an aspiring writer. His income included electricians, janitor carpenters, and bookmakers.
Ben’s parents moved from Massachusetts to Falmouth as an adolescent. Affleck has a younger brother named Casey Affleck, a movie actor.
In Cambridge, the couple eventually settled permanently, and the parents divorced later. Ben’s parents had extensive involvement in the arts in Cambridge.
Ben and his brother attended theatre performances as young as five while spending time with other artists.
Personal Life
Affleck recently got married to Jennifer Lopez in a secret ceremony. The two had been engaged in 2003 but called it off.
Affleck was married to actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he has three children. He has also dated several other high-profile celebrities, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez, and Kirsten Dunst.
Relationship with Jennifer Lopez
In 2002, Affleck starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the romantic comedy “Gigli,” which was universally panned by critics.
The media heavily publicized the relationship between the two actors, which had begun while they were filming the movie.
The couple became engaged in November 2002, but they called off the engagement in early 2004. They eventually rekindled their romance and eventually got married in July 2022.
Relationship with Jennifer Garner
Affleck began dating actress Jennifer Garner in mid-2004, and they were married on June 29, 2005, in a private ceremony in the Caribbean.
In 2008 they purchased from producer Brian Grazer an 8,800-square-foot home in an elegant Pacific Palisades area.
The couple has three children: daughters Violet (born December 1, 2005) and Seraphina (born January 6, 2009), and sons Samuel (born February 27, 2012).
The actor and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner dropped $17.55 million on the house in 2009 and flipped it for $32 million in 2019 (Adam Levine was the buyer), and then Ben bought himself a $19 million home in the same neighborhood back in 2018.
In 2019, the company was profitable by selling the apartment property. The sum was about $22m.
Careers
Affleck started playing actors very young in his early life. During the 1980s and 1990s, his performances got him cult success.
He started his career as a director for a short 16-min comedy called ‘Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook.
The film that launched Affleck’s career was “Good Will Hunting,” which he co-wrote and acted in along with close friend Matt Damon.
The actors acted together when Affleck went to Harvard.
Both were then acting roles in the film, which featured a complex math genius as the janitor of an engineering university.
Collaboration with Matt Damon
As young boys, Ben and Matt grew up knowing they wanted to be actors, working together on their goals to accomplish them.
In their early career, the actors had accounts where they could deposit all of their money. Then they used their funds for trains and flight tickets to audition. In 1998, they established a production company called Pearl Street Film.
The two then founded LivePlanet. Over time, LivePlanet grew into a production company. LivePlanet has won the most trophies with their documentary TV series “Greenlight. ” It provided young filmmakers with the opportunity to make their first movies.
What is Ben Affleck’s net worth?
Ben Affleck is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer with an estimated net worth of $150 million.
Affleck is best known for his performances in ‘Shakespeare in Love (1998), ‘Good Will Hunting (1997), ‘Pearl Harbor’ (2001) and, ‘The Town’ (2010).
His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Ben Affleck Makes Up to $15 Million Per Movie Our Dude Ben has starred in many movies over the years and earned a lot along the way.
According to Forbes, Ben made $35 million in 2014 after getting “a huge paycheck” for Dawn of Justice.
He has earned millions in wages during his career. Coincidentally he had an enormous career-high $15 million from the movie “Paycheck.”
This salary put Ben on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 Earnings list at #37, with the outlet reporting, “He’s collected eight-figure salaries for upcoming films Medieval thriller The Last Due l and action film Hypnotic.
Awards and Honors
Affleck and Matt Damon split a $600,000 check for writing “Good Will Hunting.” (L-R) Ben Affleck and Matt Damon won the best original screenplay Oscars for “Good Will Hunting” in 1998 and Argos (best picture).
His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Most of his recent awards have come from the BAFTA Golden Globes or Screen Actors Guild.
Conclusion
Later this year, Ben Affleck will star in and executive produces a new film for Nike, Inc.
The film will tell the true story of businessman Bob Paxton. He founded a small running club in Oregon in the 1970s that would become one of the most successful and influential amateur athletics programs in history.
Directed by Kevin Macdonald from a script by Jonathan Herman, the film promises to be an inspiring tale about passion and commitment, and we can’t wait to see it when it hits theaters.
