Mia Hansen-Løve, Lola, Godland, & Air
Kermode & Mayo’s Take
The Importance of a Good Pitch
The casting of Viola Davis was suggested by Michael Jordan, who also requested that Howard White, vice president of the Jordan brand, and his friend Chris Tocky be included in the film. However, Jordan did meet with that, but he's not involved in the film at all. With the exception of a closing montage in which it's actually him, he is as notably absent as the image of Jesus used to be in old biblical movies. Ben Affleck: "I thought if the audience brought everything they thought and remembered about him and what he meant to them to the movie and projected it onto the movie"
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