Nicolas Cage has formally been solid asΒ late NFL coach, sports activities commentator, and online game pioneerΒ John Madden in an upcoming biopic directed by David O. Russell.
The script forΒ Madden was written by Russell, who labored off an earlier model from Cambron Clark. It’ll give attention to Maddenβs post-coaching profession, throughout which he transcended soccer because the co-creator of EA Sports activitiesβ groundbreaking Madden NFLΒ online game collection, which launched in 1988.
The film comes from Prime Sports activities Authentic function movie, with Todd Black (Southpaw) producing alongside Russell and Matthew Budman. Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, and Jonathan Shukat may even produce for Escape Artists.
βNicolas Cage, one in every of our biggest and most authentic actors, will painting the most effective of the American spirit of originality, enjoyable, and willpower through which something is feasible as beloved nationwide legend John Madden,β Russell stated in an announcement. βAlong with the ferocious type, focus, and impressed individualism of Al Davis, proprietor of the underdog Oakland Raiders, the function will likely be in regards to the pleasure, humanity and genius that was John Madden in a wildly ingenious, cool world of the Nineteen Seventies.β
Information of Cageβs casting comes after Will Ferrell was reported to be the frontrunner final yr. Hugh Jackson was additionally a prime candidate for the function.
