![]() ![]() When we were coming up as young people in Hollywood, we had a lot of people who gave us a chance and gave us breaks and believed in us and paid it forward for us in a lot of ways. A lot of people have done their part on the script, but it was a spec script that came from you. “Ben, on the last day of production pulled me aside,” Convery noted, and stated “We’re not going to arbitrate. That includes receiving sole credit for the screenplay, which Affleck explained was an act of paying it forward. is a bad script turned into a good movie.”įortunately, he never had to say “No” to Affleck or Damon, partially because he felt grateful to be included in the entire filmmaking process. What he’s never had is a bad script turned into a good movie. “Affleck told me that he’s made great movies from great scripts, great movies from good scripts, good movies from good scripts and bad movies from good scripts. It just made the movie that much better.”īen Affleck Says He’s Not Interested in Directing a DC Movie for James Gunn On advice from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon …Ĭonvery noted that the one key piece of advice he got from Affleck was about the value of “saying no more than you think you must in your career.” “Not every part of it was my story to tell,” he stated, “so it was a big help to have, for example, Chris Tucker writing all his own dialogue or talking to Howard White and getting that first-hand account. However, Convery then explained that part of Jordan’s input was in making sure the film contained Black faces and voices in what is a story about a shoe company run by white executives who found fortune and glory betting on a promising young Black athlete. “Air” was never intended to be a Michael Jordan-centric biopic. We also expanded Deloris’ role, especially in the third act, but she was always the proxy for the Jordan family.” That’s where George Raveling came from, and how we hired Chris Tucker. Jordan – who in the film is merely referenced and occasionally seen from behind – had ideas about who should be in the movie, in terms of characters, and what was important to him. “Ben met Michael Jordan to get his blessing. In terms of how the story and screenplay changed over the course of production, Convery praised Affleck and Damon for keeping him as an active participant on set and eventually giving him credit as the sole screenwriter despite many spoons stirring the pot. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment Inks Multiyear Deal With Major League Baseball What did Michael Jordan bring to the movie? ![]()
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