The historic Chicago Bulls player turned down the opportunity to make a film about his sports life
The current owner of the Charlotte Hornets explained that “he is not ready” to make a movie of his life (Photo: Reuters)
Michael Jordan is one of the most important players in the history of basketball and almost everyone in any area of life admired or was inspired by the impressive performances he put in throughout his career to be considered the best when it comes to the sport. The idea of recreating the life of the former member of the Chicago BullsIt’s tempting for any production company as long as it goes through the approval of the legend. And that topic seems to be the most complicated.
One of those people who tried to get past the filter was Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba, who spoke about his admiration for Jordan during the latest episode of Complex‘s “Sneaker Shopping”. Within the details that he revealed, he mentioned that he wanted to play Michael in a biopic but the current majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets did not like the idea and shot down all dreams.
During the broadcast, Elba explained how the awkward crossover with his idol occurred . “I even told him once: ‘I want to play you. He was like, ‘Hm, I’m not ready yet. That’s what he said, ‘I’m not ready yet. He was serious ”, revealed. And he added about it: “In my head, playing Jordan would not be about playing the basketball player. He was the businessman. He is a very cunning businessman, really smart. And his work as a philanthropist is unspoken, but people don’t understand the work. He cares, he does a lot of work. So that’s where he was hinting. I want to play Jordan, I’m doing that. He told me, ‘I’m not ready for that story yet’”.
Idris approached Michael Jordan about the idea but was rejected by the legend (Photo: Reuters)< p class=”paragraph”>Elba comes from playing Knuckles in the movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which was released last month. He will also star in and executive produce a new series titled Hijack . In 2021, he starred in the critically acclaimed movie The Harder They Fall and continues to explore opportunities to expand his career in the acting world.
Retired from the courts since 2003, Jordan later became an investor and entrepreneur and made big deals. Forbes magazine attributes a net worth of 1,600 million dollars to him as a result of the agreements and businesses that he maintains with brands of the stature of Nike, Hanes or Gatorade. Nor should we overlook the fact that he is an investor in the sports bookmaker DraftKings.
In addition, he has a commercial agreement with PSG so that his sports clothing brand, Jordan Brands, view of the first team and in this case Lionel Messi himself. The agreement began in 2018 and will expire in mid-2022, with the possibility of renewal. The profit that Air obtains is 5 percent of all the shirts that are sold and since the arrival of the Argentine crack it represented a significant increase in its income.