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Nicolas Cage is John Madden in teaser trailer for Madden biopic

December 26, 2025 by Gary Collinson

Amazon MGM Studios has shared a first teaser trailer for Madden, the upcoming John Madden biopic from writer-director David O. Russell (American Hustle) and starring Nicolas Cage as the legendary NFL coach and television commentator.

Spanning his career from Super Bowl success in the 1970s with the Oakland Raiders through to his role in the development of EA’s bestselling Madden NFL video game series, the cast also includes Christian Bale as Raiders owner Al Davis as well as Kathryn Hahn, John Mulaney, Sienna Miller, Shane Gillis and Joel Murray. Watch the teaser trailer below…

Inspired by a true story, MADDEN follows the football legend from Super Bowl glory with the Raiders to revolutionizing the game with Madden NFL.

Madden is currently slated for release on November 26th 2026.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: david o russell, John Madden, madden, Nicolas Cage

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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