Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports, Mandalay Pictures, and Artists Equity, the production company co-founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, announced that AIR, directed by Ben Affleck, will be available for streaming on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide starting on May 12th. AIR is the latest addition to Amazon Prime membership, offering entertainment, convenience, and savings to subscribers globally.
AIR, which chronicles the groundbreaking partnership between Michael Jordan and Nike's basketball division, revolutionized contemporary culture and sports with the introduction of the Air Jordan brand. The film has received acclaim from audiences and critics alike, boasting a 92% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 98% verified audience score. The film also received an "A" CinemaScore rating.
Ben Affleck directed AIR and starred alongside Matt Damon, who played Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro. Jason Bateman played Rob Strasser, Chris Messina played David Falk, Matthew Maher played Peter Moore, Marlon Wayans played George Raveling, Chris Tucker played Howard White, Viola Davis played Deloris Jordan, and Gustaf Skarsgård played Horst Dassler.
AIR is Ben Affleck's first feature film to star Matt Damon. Alex Convery wrote the screenplay for AIR, and the film was produced by David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Affleck, Damon, Madison Ainley, Jeff Robinov, Peter Guber, and Jason Michael Berman. Executive producers for the film include Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Kevin Halloran, Michael Joe, Drew Vinton, John Graham, Peter E. Strauss, and Jordan Moldo.
The film's soundtrack, featuring popular '80s hits from artists like Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, REO Speedwagon, The Clash, Night Ranger, Dire Straits, The Alan Parsons Project, Squeeze, and more, is available digitally through Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division.
Amazon Prime members can watch AIR on all Fire TV devices by saying "Alexa, play AIR on Prime Video." Additionally, starting on May 5th, Fire TV customers will have exclusive access to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of AIR with the full cast. Look for it on the Fire TV Home screen.
