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.
Though Madden also had a lucrative career as a color commentator for the NFL, his name is arguably more synonymous today with his successful video game franchise. Madden coached the Raiders to their first Super Bowl title in 1977, but later in his life, he worked with Electronic Arts for half a decade to make a realistic football video game. (Even though he never touched a controller before that!)
It's certainly an interesting choice for Madden's larger than life personality, but I'd pay big bucks to see Cage frantically draw X's and O's any day. After Longlegs, Pig, and Dream Scenario, it feels like Cage can do anything—including growing four inches and gaining 100 pounds to play the (literal) football giant.
Will we see Cage's Madden barking at Ken Stabler? Will Cage hire Austin Butler's voice coach so he can nail Madden's TV-ready vocal cords? My most important question is: Can Cage avoid the famous Madden curse?
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