Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale Are Unrecognizable in First Trailer for NFL Biopic “Madden”
- - Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale Are Unrecognizable in First Trailer for NFL Biopic “Madden”
Tommy McArdleDecember 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale look unrecognizable as legendary Oakland Raiders coach John Madden and owner Al Davis in the first teaser for Madden
The movie also stars John Mulaney, Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller and Shane Gillis
Madden is out Thanksgiving 2026
Nicolas Cage looks unrecognizable as John Madden in a new movie based on the NFL coach's life and career.
Prime Video released the teaser for Madden on Thursday, Dec. 25; The movie sees Cage, 60, relive iconic moments from the Oakland Raiders head coach, who became a commentator and video game pioneer, and his life alongside a cast that includes Christian Bale, John Mulaney, Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller and Shane Gillis.
Bale, 51, portrays portrays late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis in the movie.
A synopsis for Madden says it "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."
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Christian Bale and Nicolas Cage in "Madden"
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Madden is written and directed by David O. Russell (The Fighter, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook), based on a script first drafted by Cambron Clark.
The movie is Russell's first film since 2022's Amsterdam, which also starred Bale. PEOPLE first confirmed that Cage had signed on to portray Madden back in August 2024. Bale was seen in costume on the movie's set in June.
Madden died in December 2021 at age 85; he worked in and around the NFL for five decades, beginning with a brief stretch as a professional player in 1959 before transitioning to coaching in the 1960s. Madden is considered one of the best head coaches in NFL history for his work with the Raiders in the 1970s; he became a mainstay on football broadcasts through 2009 and lent his voice and last name to the popular Madden NFL video game series.
“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 in August 2024.
“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.”
Madden is out Thanksgiving 2026.
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