Sonny Vaccaro Stoked To Be Played By Matt Damon In Biopic, ‘It’s Off The Charts’

Sonny Vacccaro — the shoe brand name market legend — informs TMZ Sports he’s definitely fired up for his upcoming biopic … describing he likes that Matt Damon is playing him in the motion picture!!!

“This is the best thing that I could have ever imagined,” the 83-year-old stated. “And it’s bigger because I never imagined it could happen. It’s off the charts. It’s off the charts.”

Damon and Ben Affleck have actually collaborated to make the motion picture about Vaccaro’s life — with Affleck set to play famous Nike honcho Phil Knight in the flick.

Producers assure the motion picture will inform the story of how Vaccaro and Knight non-stop pursued Michael Jordan to sign a shoe handle Nike back in the 1980s. Filming formally began this summertime.

Further information surrounding the script have not been revealed yet — and while Vaccaro himself is not sure of the triviality of the motion picture, he’s pumped for it nevertheless.

“I can’t explain,” Vaccaro stated. “I’m 83 years old. It was complete surprise to me. It’s an unbelievable honor and I believe in what they’re going to do is going to be the truth on the film.”

Vaccaro states he and his partner, Pam, were really welcomed to the set just recently, and they had a blast. He informs us us they got to meet Damon while there, and informed him they share an amusing connection with Jason Bourne.

Vaccaro likewise informed us he was blown away when he saw the whole cast — describing, “It’s like ‘Gone With The Wind’ or something. I mean, my God, there are no guys that the world’s not going to know.”