Cage takes on Madden

Nicolas Cage plays legendary coach John Madden in a biopic directed by David O. Russell. The trailer shows Cage in a zany, wig-and-prosthetic-heavy performance as the larger-than-life figure.

Bale plays Raiders owner

Christian Bale plays Raiders owner Al Davis in a decidedly more understated turn. Madden partnered with Davis to win the Super Bowl in nineteen seventy-seven.

Health forces retirement

The trailer shows Madden grappling with health problems that force his coaching retirement. This sets up his broadcasting career, followed by the chapter younger generations know him for best.

Mulaney pitches video games

Comedian John Mulaney plays EA founder Trip Hawkins, pitching video games to Madden. Mulaney declares, "This is it! This is the future!" in his best sleazy startup founder voice.

“This is it! This is the future!”

Madden rejects seven-on-seven

The film shows Madden's feedback shaping the first Madden NFL game. When Hawkins pitches a seven-on-seven game, Cage's Madden declares, "You only have seven men on a team, and I'm out!"

“You only have seven men on a team, and I'm out!”

Film arrives in November

Kathryn Hahn plays Madden's wife Virginia, and Sienna Miller plays Davis's wife Carol. Madden opens in theaters on November eleventh, then heads to Prime Video on November eighteenth.