The first Nicolas Cage as John Madden photo is wild
The first Nicolas Cage as John Madden photo is wild
Amazon MGM Studios is getting into the sports game, putting out an original movie that deals with the life of legendary coach John Madden and the Oakland Raiders. Titled Madden, the movie stars Nicolas Cage as the titular coach alongside Academy Award winner Christian Bale as long-time Raiders owner Al Davis.
The movie follows Madden as he is forced out of coaching and sets off to create the would-be iconic Madden NFL video game. Kathryn Hahn is signed onto the project as Virginia Madden, with Sienna Miller and John Mulaney also part of the David O. Russell (American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook) movie.
As you'd expect, the first picture to emerge is utterly fantastic.
The movie is filming currently, with no release date yet set.
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