Are you prepared for some soccer? The primary have a look at Nicolas Cage as legendary NFL coach/commentator John Madden, alongside Christian Bale as Oakland Raiders proprietor Al Davis, has hit the gridiron.
As seen within the image (equipped by Deadline), Nicolas Cage’s John Madden and Christian Bale’s Al Davis are each flaunting Tremendous Bowl rings. As Madden served because the Raiders’ head coach from 1969 – 1978, that will put this image someday after the workforce’s Tremendous Bowl XI victory over the Minnesota Vikings. That may be Madden’s solely Tremendous Bowl win, though Davis would go on to win it once more in 1981 and 1984 (after the Raiders moved to Los Angeles.
Becoming a member of Cage and Bale in Madden can be Kathryn Hahn as John’s spouse Virginia, Sienna Miller as Al’s spouse Carol and John Mulaney as Journey Hawkins, who based Digital Arts, the corporate that launched the prolific Madden NFL collection again in 1988. David O. Russell can be directing, making this simply the newest of real-life topics that Russell has tackled, following Pleasure, American Hustle, The Fighter, and extra.
On directing Madden – and particularly what he is aware of Cage can be bringing to the challenge – Russell beforehand acknowledged, “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.”
Nicolas Cage has portrayed real-life figures earlier than however by no means anybody as generation-crossing as John Madden, who’s well-known by boomers for his contributions to skilled soccer but in addition teenagers because the namesake for the sport collection. At one level, Will Ferrell was in talks to star within the film, however we absolutely count on Cage to ship in a way that may join with viewers and do Madden justice.
What do you consider the primary have a look at Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale in Madden? Will you be checking it out?
