By Nicolas Cage will play famed American football coach and sports commentator John Madden in David O. Russell’s new film “Madden”.
Amazon MGM is backing the film, which will be written, directed and produced by O. Russell with additional casting will be annoyed at a later date.
Madden, who died in 2021, was the larger than life head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the 1970s. He became a mainstay of television football coverage for three decades.
He also lent his namesake to the popular video game franchise – providing creative input along the way. In a statement, O. Russell says:
“Nicolas Cage, one of our greatest and most original actors, will portray the best of the American spirit of originality, fun, and determination in which anything is possible as beloved national legend John Madden. Together with the ferocious style, focus, and inspired individualism of Al Davis, owner of the underdog Oakland Raiders, the feature will be about the joy, humanity and genius that was John Madden in a wildly inventive, cool world of the 1970s.”
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Jonathan Shukat and Matthew Budman produce.
Russell is coming off massive bomb “Amsterdam,” has both a Linda Ronstadt biopic and a 1970s period tale “Super Toys” on the way, and had his name in headlines again this week after a GQ interview with George Clooney slammed the director and the experience of working with him.
Source: Variety
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