John Madden‘s life and career will be brought to the big screen with Amazon’s upcoming sports biopic Madden. Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage will portray the late NFL coach, and fellow esteemed actor Christian Bale will play late NFL executive Al Davis.
“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,” Amazon MGM Studios explained in a release.
The studio also unveiled the first look at the movie, which displays Nicolas and Christian in character and showing off Super Bowl rings to the camera.
News47.us has all the details we know so far about Madden below.
John was a a coach and commentator for the NFL. He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978. He rose to prominence when he led the team to its first Super Bowl title.
After he died in December 2021 at the age of 85, John was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. By 2024, John still held the most wins – 103 to be exact – as head coach in Raiders history.
