Ben Affleck, Matt Damon's 'Air' to debut on Prime Video on May 12

Mumbai: “Air”, actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck's new movie about the game-changing partnership between Michael Jordan and Nike’s basketball division, will premiere on Prime Video on May 12.

In a press release, the streaming service announced that the movie will be available to Prime Video subscribers in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages.

The film is about the company's longshot attempt to sign the basketball legend Jordan in the mid-'80s, an endorsement that seemed impossible at the time but would go on to become the most significant relationship between an athletic brand and an athlete, launching the multibillion-dollar contemporary sneaker industry.

Matt Damon, Affleck’s close friend and frequent collaborator, stars as Sonny Vaccaro, the legendary sneaker salesman who signed Jordan to his first sneaker deal in the initial days of Nike.

The cast also includes Affleck as Nike co-founder Phil Knight, Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser, Chris Messina as David Falk, Matthew Maher as Peter Moore, Marlon Wayans as George Raveling, Chris Tucker as Howard White, Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan, and Gustaf Skarsgard as Horst Dassler.

Backed by Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports and Mandalay Pictures, "Air" is the first project from Affleck and Damon’s production banner Artists Equity.

It also marks the first time when Affleck has directed Damon. The duo won an Oscar for the best original screenplay for their 1997 movie "Good Will Hunting", and later worked together on movies such as "Dogma" and "The Last Duel".

"Air" is penned by Alex Convery. It is produced by David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Affleck, Damon, Madison Ainley, Jeff Robinov, Peter Guber, and Jason Michael Berman.

Executive producers include Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Kevin Halloran, Michael Joe, Drew Vinton, John Graham, Peter E. Strauss, and Jordan Moldo.