Touchdown! Another lead role for Cage. Nicolas Cage has been cast as NFL superstar John Madden in an upcoming biopic from David O. Russell, reports Variety .
“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,” Russell said in a statement to the outlet. “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.” Based on Russell’s statement, it seems like the film will focus on Madden’s time coaching for the Raiders, with less of a focus on his career as a color commentator and a video game developer (the Madden series was named after him).
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