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 […]
Nicolas Cage is John Madden in David O. Russell’s Madden biopic
Nicolas Cage has played a serial killer, a psycho dad, and even himself, but transforming into John Madden may be his grandest task. Deadline broke the news that filmmaker David O. Russell has tapped Cage to play the iconic Super Bowl-winning Oakland Raiders head coach. The drama film, simply titled Madden, will come from Amazon […]
Will Ferrell in talks to play John Madden in new biopic
Will Ferrell is heading to the football field as Deadline has revealed that Will Ferrell is in talks to join Amazon/MGM’s Madden. The controversial five-time Oscar nominee David O. Russell will helm the project, based on a Black List script by Cambron Clark with rewrites from Russell. The story will follow the story of football […]
