Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Ben Affleck hopes to attain Michael Jordan’s approval for movie ‘Air’

Actor Ben Affleck is eager for basketball legend Michael Jordan’s seal of approval after directing the biographical sports activities movie, “Air,” which relies on Jordan’s historic cope with the Nike shoe model. Despite glowing opinions from critics and audiences since its world premiere on the South by Southwest Film Festival in March, the retired Chicago Bull’s verdict on the film nonetheless is just not in. The film premieres on Wednesday in theaters and can later stream on Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Video.

Dwayne Johnson says a live-action model of ‘Moana’ is within the works

Walt Disney Co is creating a live-action model of its animated film hit “Moana,” star Dwayne Johnson introduced on the firm’s annual shareholder assembly on Monday. “Moana” is ready in historical Polynesia and tells the story of a teenage lady who units sail on an epic journey to assist save her tribe.

Leonardo DiCaprio says Malaysian financier deliberate to donate to Obama’s 2012 marketing campaign

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio informed a Washington jury on Monday that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate as much as $30 million to assist U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection marketing campaign in what prosecutors allege was a part of an unlawful overseas affect operation. “It was a casual conversation about what party he was in support of,” DiCaprio stated, telling jurors that Low stated he deliberate on giving “a significant donation” to the Democratic Party that was “somewhere to the tune of $20-30 million.”

Russell Crowe faces evil in ‘The Pope’s Exorcist,’ based mostly on real-life priest

When actor Russell Crowe started studying in regards to the historical past of real-life Catholic priest Father Gabriele Amorth, who claimed to have carried out over 50,000 exorcisms, he was intrigued. “He left behind a whole bunch of his first-person experiences to read through. I think there are like a dozen books or something like that, you know. So, it was just his journey that really fascinated me to start with,” the 58-year-old stated.

(With inputs from businesses.)