Chris Tucker is returning to the big screen for the first time in seven years to portray Howard White, the president of the Jordan Brand in the Ben Affleck-directed Air. Air is the story of the Air Jordan sneaker and what it did for Nike. Tucker who is friends with Howard White explained to People that he accepted the role because he is a fan of Michael Jordan and friends with White.
"My agent called and said they got a movie about something to do with Michael Jordan, and they want you to play this character called Howard White," he explained. "I said wait a minute, that's my friend. There wasn't no words, no character and it wasn't there in the script, so I called him [White] and told him that I was considering because it's him."
Air will be released in theatres on April 5, see the official trailer below.