Nicolas Cage to Play John Madden in David O. Russell-Directed Biopic
After months, if not years of development, David O. Russell’s Madden looks to be nearing the end zone.
Nicolas Cage is set to portray John Madden, the storied football coach and sports commentator in a drama from Amazon MGM Studios to be directed by Russell, the filmmaker behind Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle.
But this is not a biopic of the man in the typical way, nor a sports drama, a genre Russell took on with boxing movie The Fighter. Rather, Madden is in part, according to sources, a video game movie. It’s the origin story of Madden NFL, one of the biggest video game franchises of all time.
The feature hails from Prime Sports Original feature film produced by Todd Black. Also producing are Escape Artists’ Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, and Jonathan Shukat alongside Russell and Matthew Budman. Escape Artist is currently in prep on a...
Nicolas Cage is set to portray John Madden, the storied football coach and sports commentator in a drama from Amazon MGM Studios to be directed by Russell, the filmmaker behind Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle.
But this is not a biopic of the man in the typical way, nor a sports drama, a genre Russell took on with boxing movie The Fighter. Rather, Madden is in part, according to sources, a video game movie. It’s the origin story of Madden NFL, one of the biggest video game franchises of all time.
The feature hails from Prime Sports Original feature film produced by Todd Black. Also producing are Escape Artists’ Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, and Jonathan Shukat alongside Russell and Matthew Budman. Escape Artist is currently in prep on a...
- 8/15/2024
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- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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