Nicolas Cage unrecognisable on set of new sports movie Madden
Nicolas Cage has been spotted looking almost unrecognisable on the set of his new movie, Madden.
Pictures from the set of the upcoming sports biopic showed the 61-year-old's stellar transform into NFL legend John Madden, who served as head coach of the Oakland Raiders before becoming a successful sports commentator and lending his name, voice and persona to the popular Madden NFL video game series with EA Sports.
To step into the late sporting legend's shoes, Cage sported a vintage blue tracksuit, white button-up shirt and light brown wig all while reportedly wearing a fat suit on the Atlanta, Georgia, set.
Fellow Oscar winner Christian Bale also stars in the movie, portraying Al Davis, who was Madden's close friend and former owner of the Raiders.
Last month, Amazon MGM Studios shared a first look at Cage and Bale dressed in '70s fashion on set, with their characters showing off the Super Bowl rings they won in 1977 after leading the Raiders to victory.
'Your first-look at Nicolas Cage as John Madden and Christian Bale as Al Davis on set of the upcoming film, Madden. Production is currently underway,' read a caption on Instagram.
'The film follows Madden's remarkable journey – from his Super Bowl-winning partnership with Al Davis and the Raiders, to creating Madden NFL, and becoming one of the most iconic voices in football history.'
The biopic also stars John Mulaney as EA founder Trip Hawkins, Kathryn Hahn as Madden's wife Virginia, and Sienna Miller as Al's wife Carol.
Madden sadly died in 2021 aged 85. No specific cause of death was publicly disclosed.
'Nobody loved football more than Coach. He was football. He was an incredible sounding board to me and so many others,' NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement at the time.
'There will never be another John Madden, and we will forever be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the NFL what it is today.'
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