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Apr 5, 2023 · ‘Air’ Writer Alex Convery ‘Never Thought’ Michael Jordan Drama Would Get Made — Then Ben Affleck Called "I was at a place where I was, honestly, really frustrated," Convery told IndieWire.
Mar 29, 2023 · How a Chicago area screenwriter sold Air. The movie AIR, which opens April 5, originated with screenwriter Alex Convery, a self-described “huge Chicago Bulls fan,” who says, like many, he was obsessed with The Last Dance, the Emmy-winning docuseries about Michael Jordan’s career and the Bulls dynasty, which culminated with the team’s ...
Cody Benjamin sits down with Alex Convery, the screenwriter behind "Air," Ben Affleck's movie about Nike's game-changing partnership with Michael Jordan.
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Nov 21, 2023 · TheWrap magazine: “This kind of unknown employee at Nike, an underdog in his own right, was all very interesting to me,” screenwriter Alex Convery says of his massive industry break. This ...
Dec 9, 2023 · The Sonny in question is Sonny Vaccaro (played by Matt Damon ), the sports marketing executive at Nike who, like the company he worked for, was an underdog. At the time Nike wasn’t known for...
Nov 21, 2023 · The idea was sparked by Convery’s binge of the Netflix doc “The Last Dance,” in which a casual mention of this deal took permanent residence in his head.
Apr 18, 2023 · Alex Convery, a Western Springs native, said he was inspired to write the screenplay for "Air" after watching ESPN's "The Last Dance." CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Air" is a gripping new movie based on...
