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Review of Air, the new Ben Affleck movie that stars Matt Damon as the man who tried to sign Michael Jordan to Nike.

Air is a fun boardroom caper about one of the greatest deals in sporting history. But it’s strange watching a movie about sport, in which there’s barely a glimpse at the athlete around which the story revolves. Which adds tension and suspense to proceedings as the big meet approaches. But Convery’s script is cleverly structured, so that via an emotionally charged conversation at the end of the movie, Air reveals what it was really about all along. Even though the guys are in their Nike offices and could probably afford to turn the lights on. Viola Davis plays Michael’s mother Deloris Jordan, and she becomes key, not only to Sonny securing the signature of her son, but also to the film working. The potential arrival of Jordan means the demand is now there, and the way in which he rises to the occasion is both hilarious and inspiring. And it only gets tougher from there, as the next blocker is Michael’s mom. Sports agent David Falk – played with foul-mouthed intensity by Chris Messina – is the first defensive guard standing in Vaccaro’s way. Michael Jordan is the immovable object – a basketball prodigy who has just signed for the Chicago Bulls, and only wants to wear Adidas sneakers when he plays. Followed by him heading home via a stopover in Las Vegas where we see another side of the character, winning big by betting on basketball, then losing even bigger on dice. Ben Affleck’s new movie – which he both directs and stars in – puts these two men on a collision course with incredibly high stakes.

Image via Warner Bros. The Flash will reunite many Justice League heroes, as Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman will come to the rescue of Ben Affleck's Batman. During an ...

[Batman](https://collider.com/batman-robin-movie-brave-and-the-bold/) and [Superman](https://collider.com/james-gunn-superman-legacy-director/). [rewrite the DC timeline](https://collider.com/the-flash-movie-resets-dc-universe/), giving James Gunn and Peter Safran the perfect opportunity to kickstart their [new storyline](https://collider.com/dcu-slate-movies-tv-shows/). At first, The Flash was supposed to help build a different kind of cinematic universe, with [Keaton playing the Dark Knight in Batgirl](https://collider.com/batgirl-movie-michael-keaton-costume-image/) and acting as a retired Bruce Wayne in a [Batman Beyond film adaptation](https://collider.com/michael-keaton-batman-beyond-cancelled/). [The Flash](https://collider.com/tag/the-flash/) will reunite many Justice League heroes, as Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman will come to the rescue of Ben Affleck’s Batman. Somehow, Affleck’s Dark Knight is also part of the movie, as is Gadot’s Wonder Woman. Inspired by the fan-favorite “Flashpoint” storyline, The Flash will follow the Scarlet Speedster as he travels back in time to stop his mother’s murder, only to break the timeline.

Ben Affleck appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's show Tuesday night and attempted to squash the host's "feud" with Matt Damon.

“We’re talking, and it’s a little bit uncomfortable, and all the sudden you go, … “Honest to God, it would mean a lot to me if you would just ask him one question about the movie. Have fun!” As Damon began his answer, the video feed started to cut out, leaving Damon frozen with ludicrous facial expressions. “You get two little fish of a different color and you put them in a bowl. “I understand you have your feuds …

'Air' star Matt Damon joined director Ben Affleck on a 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Zoom call and renewed their long-running late-night feud.

As the screen unfroze and Damon reappeared, the screen revealed the Air star with his hair either standing on end or with other pop art filter effects. Looks like we’re having a problem with the Wi-Fi,” a deadpan Kimmel said. — OK, on a Zoom call — only to see his long-standing “feud” with Jimmy Kimmel descend as usual into hilarity and acrimony. “Was that even a real question? But no sooner did the Hollywood star, who plays Nike’s resident basketball expert Sonny Vaccaro in Air, begin discussing his acting philosophy than the video screen became fuzzy and pixelated and finally froze up. [Ben Affleck](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/ben-affleck-air-production-company-grammys-memes-justice-league-1235353301/) appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to tout his latest movie, [Air](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/ben-affleck-air-production-company-grammys-memes-justice-league-1235353301/). Damon and Kimmel have a long-standing “feud” that dates back to when Kimmel first started his talk show and began signing off with the line “Apologies to I’m on the show! Why don’t you take your little question and your little show and shove it up your big hairy a—!” Damon screamed before the video call disconnected and Kimmel apologized for his guest’s expletives: “He is out of control!” “This is a gift to Ben and J.Lo, not to you,” Kimmel told Damon after Affleck dialed his phone number and his Good Will Hunting co-star suddenly appeared on a giant video screen to answer a question about how he played real people onscreen, as opposed to fictional characters. The latest in the long-running “feud” between Kimmel and Damon came as

While coming out to begin the interview, Kimmel immediately confronted Affleck about a Christmas party hosted by the Batman actor. Affleck called the party an " ...

"Sad Affleck" became a meme for a while, though Affleck would come to receive a lot of praise for his work as Batman in subsequent films; he'll reprise the role one last time in the upcoming movie The Flash. But Affleck insists he just happens to look miserable while feeling quite joyful on the inside, noting he has what he refers to as a "very unhappy-looking resting face." Kimmel had attended the party with his family and agreed that Affleck didn't seem to be enjoying the occasion at the time.

The actor is returning one final time for The Flash movie, and apparently so is Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. In fairness, this cameo was apparently already ...

I was like, ‘Hold on, am I– Is that– I quit, I know I quit, and I know came back, but I got it now,’” he says now on Smartless (via [CBR](https://www.cbr.com/the-flash-ben-affleck-spoils-wonder-woman-cameo-details/)). This kind of leak would never happen under [Marvel’s watchful eye](https://www.avclub.com/elizabeth-olsen-clueless-while-filming-marvel-movies-1849618877)! Now, during an interview on the [Smartless](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-affleck/id1521578868?i=1000605884098) podcast, Affleck went ahead and confirmed it himself. [Ben Affleck](https://www.avclub.com/good-will-hunting-2-pitch-ben-affleck-matt-damon-air-1850273471) emphatically [does not work for DC](https://www.avclub.com/ben-affleck-no-interest-james-gunn-dceu-quote-1850234434) anymore, so what does he care if he undermines a big reveal? In fairness, this cameo was apparently already spoiled by a line of [Funko Pop toys](https://www.cbr.com/the-flash-toys-wonder-woman-return/), but the appearance hadn’t been confirmed by DC Studios. [The Flash](https://www.avclub.com/tom-cruise-compliments-the-flash-andy-muschietti-1850238889) for about “five minutes.” So it sounds like now we pretty much know what happens in those five minutes, and that Wonder Woman is with him.

The actor is clearing up the most “common misconception” about him following that viral Grammys moment with wife Jennifer Lopez.

“She goes, ‘You better f***ing not leave,’” Affleck said. “That’s a husband-and-wife thing. I’m like, ‘All right, who is this act?’” You don’t have to punish me for it.” [Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2023/02/07/jennifer-lopez-tried-to-control-ben-affleck-at-grammys-expert/) that the exchange between Affleck and Lopez was “reproachful”. [Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://abc.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live) on Tuesday that the assumption he isn’t happy is just a “common misconception”.

Ben Affleck told Jimmy Kimmel that he knows people often think he looks unamused or disinterested, explaining that his resting face appears "very unhappy."

I leaned into her and I was like, ‘As soon they start rolling, I’m going to slide away from you and leave you sitting next to Trevor.’ She goes, ‘You better f------ not leave.’ That’s a husband-and-wife thing.” However, he did note that Affleck complained about how much their Christmas tree cost. “I thought it’d be fun! The moment was captured on camera and sparked several memes about how it looked like he'd [rather be at his favorite coffee shop, Dunkin',](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/ben-affleck-grammys-reactions-dunkin-donuts-rcna69248) over the award show. But I thought this would be fun,” he said. “My wife was going, and I thought, ‘Well, there’ll be good music.

Ben Affleck stars as Nike co-founder Phil Knight in the movie, "Air," and told Jimmy Kimmel he wanted to include humor, but "It didn't seem that funny" when ...

“I tried to be funny” playing Knight, he said, then added that “it didn’t seem that funny when he was in the room.” That led into a bit in which Affleck noted that Kimmel wasn’t talking about Damon, Affleck’s friend and collaborator on such projects as “Good Will Hunting,” which won both actors an Oscar for best original screenplay. Knight, Affleck said, seemed to be remembering a time in his life that was kind of a romantic period, where things hadn’t yet all come together, and you’re still risking something. “Look, he’s an interesting guy,” Affleck said, going on to say that, when you work some place, “you kind of want to make fun of the boss. Once that was over, Kimmel played a clip from “Air,” in which Affleck’s Knight responds to Damon, as Vaccaro, who suggests the brand name “Air Jordan.” Affleck’s Knight looks unimpressed, and says maybe the name will grow on him. The movie, Affleck said, is set in about 1984, “at a time when the company was an underdog,” and “it was a bunch of friends kind of crashing into each other, and various ideas, trying to put something together, and arguing and debating.” “And you’re there with your friends....He seemed really moved by it.” Knight noted that, “of course, you got a lot wrong,” Affleck said, but the movie is “not a documentary.” As Kimmel and the audience laughed, Affleck said, “And I thought, like, maybe the thing to do is just run.” On a less comical note, Affleck said, Knight was “remarkably gracious.” That’s just part of it.” In contemplating Knight, Affleck said, he thought it was funny that Knight is “sort of Buddhist, but he’s a capitalist.” And for the sake of the narrative in “Air,” Affleck said, “there has to be somebody kind of pressuring against this deal.” “Honor and respect to Phil, and what he did, and making this deal, and his bravery and the importance of Nike,” Affleck said, “but it was fun.” The movie is funny, Affleck continued. Affleck said, “I was very, very confident” in how Knight is characterized in “Air,” “right up to the point where they were, like, ‘We think you should go up to Oregon, and show Nike the movie, and show Phil.’ And I was, like, ‘Sure, terrific.’ And then I went up there, I flew up to Oregon, and then I went up to the theater, and all of a sudden, I felt like the guy who’s been sent in to negotiate with Isis.”

Aside from Ben Affleck making his final appearance as Bruce Wayne/Batman, The Flash initially featured cameos from Superman and Wonder Woman. However, once ...

So in the off-chance that WB changed its mind and decided to keep it in the movie after all, the following might contain spoilers: “I finally figured out how to play the guy,” continued Affleck. For someone who has appeared in multiple superhero movies over the last two decades, Affleck shows a surprising lack of discretion here. Which is probably why Affleck had no reservations about describing Gal Gadot’s cameo as Wonder Woman in semi-vivid detail while appearing on [Smartless](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-affleck/id1521578868?i=1000605884098) this week. However, once James Gunn and Peter Safran were installed as the new CEOs, [both of their scenes were scrapped](https://www.superherohype.com/movies/523358-henry-cavill-and-gal-gadots-cameos-cut-from-the-flash). And while the scene in question is likely gone from The Flash, it’s still odd to hear Affleck describe it in the present tense.

No, he's not sad. That's just how he looks. Hollywood actor Ben Affleck has on several occasions become a talking point in news articles for his perpetual ...

Jimmy said, "There was some awkwardness there, it did seem like you weren't quite as psyched about the party as everyone else was.” Ben insisted that he just looks miserable while enjoying and having a good time. When Jimmy pointed out that Ben looked indifferent to guests over at his place at a Christmas party he hosted, the actor said that it was a “common misconception” that he is unhappy at times. His disinterested look at most events he attends has even become some of the most viral memes with the latest being the one from Grammy Awards 2023 in which he is seen sitting next to his wife Jennifer Lopez.

The resetting of the DCU has caused a number of tricky moments for the final movies of the old DCEU. After the ultimately inconsequential appearance of ...

When discussing how it felt to have another run out as Batman, Affleck revealed a bit more about how his small role in the movie would have originally involved [Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman](https://movieweb.com/wonder-woman-movies-in-order-dcu/). Fury of the Gods](https://movieweb.com/wonder-woman-spotted-in-new-shazam-trailer/), Gal Gadot’s heroine was also meant to make a small appearance in [The Flash](https://movieweb.com/movie/the-flash/). [Smartless Podcast](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c2d7bf52-643f-4279-8b7e-f9d7a74e686e/episodes/c1b66779-bf0e-4f07-a691-fdacc677051e/smartless-ben-affleck?refMarker=null) to promote his new movie Air, but the subject of The Flash obviously came up.

Ben Affleck recently revealed the scene he filmed with Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman for The Flash.

Fury of the Gods](https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-director-reveals-the-wild-way-he-had-to-direct-that-major-cameo). Fury of the Gods, which is [still in theaters now](https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-director-comments-on-disappointing-box-office-numbers). [will this scene actually be in the theatrical cut](https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/flash/apparently-ezra-millers-flash-movie-has-cut-two-major-cameos)? [such as Jason Momoa's Aquaman](https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/ahead-of-aquaman-2-jason-momoa-weighs-in-on-his-characters-future-in-the-dcu). [2023 movie release](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/2023-new-movie-release-dates-full-schedule-of-upcoming-movies) dates to plan your next movie experience. After working in administrative theater for a year in New York, he started as the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. The Flash will arrive in theaters on June 16th. But the Lasso of Truth has a way of bringing that out of people; remember when Aquaman was accidentally affected by it in Justice League? [new CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran](https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/the-dceu-has-given-the-suicide-squads-james-gunn-a-powerful-new-leadership-position). Fury of the Gods. Despite this, one of the most highly anticipated [upcoming DC movies](https://www.cinemablend.com/new/upcoming-dc-movies-whats-next-for-batman-superman-wonder-woman-and-more-102407.html) is The Flash, which is expected to course correct the franchise's official timeline. The DC Universe has had a unique life in theaters, full of peaks and valleys.

Hollywood actor Ben Affleck says he has a naturally 'unhappy' face after pictures of him looking miserable at the Grammy Awards went viral.