Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts, shared insights about the upcoming movie on John Madden, the namesake of EA's football series. Although he hoped to help with historical accuracy, the filmmakers, led by director David O. Russell, showed no interest in his involvement. With John Mulaney portraying Hawkins and Nicolas Cage depicting Madden, Hawkins commented on the projectâs progress, expressing a lack of enthusiasm. He acknowledged enjoying Russell's past work but anticipated his character might serve as comic relief in the movie.
"I thought, 'Maybe I can help them get the historical details right.' They had no interest in having me be involved in any way."
"It's not one of those things you dream about as a kid. 'I wanna grow up and see a movie about me where a famous celebrity plays me in the movie.' It's not a childhood fantasy."
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