US EditionNicolas Cage, Christian Bale Star in 'Madden'
Amazon MGM Studios released a teaser for Madden, a biopic starring Nicolas Cage as John Madden, tracing his coaching and video game legacy with a 2026 release planned.
- On Dec. 25, 2025, Amazon MGM Studios premiered a teaser for the Madden biopic during the Denver Broncos–Kansas City Chiefs game on Prime Video, featuring Nicolas Cage as John Madden with a large, boxy look.
- The teaser presents the film as an origin story of the Madden NFL franchise, tracing John Madden's rise from coaching the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders to Super Bowl success and later media and gaming prominence.
- The supporting cast includes Christian Bale as Al Davis, John Mulaney as Trip Hawkins, Kathryn Hahn as Virginia Madden, Sienna Miller as Carol Davis, and the screenplay evolved from an earlier draft by Cambron Clark.
- The teaser says the film will release on Thanksgiving 2026, and it appears to be a Prime Video original with theatrical release status currently unconfirmed.
- The film's focus on the Madden NFL origin positions it as culturally significant by targeting NFL fans and gamers, with John Madden's legacy shaping the film's broad appeal.
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Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale Are Unrecognizable in ‘Madden’ Teaser
A first look of Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale in the upcoming biopic Madden has dropped. In a teaser — released by Amazon MGM Studios on Thursday, December 25 — Cage, 61, can be seen portraying the legendary coach and broadcasting star John Madden as Bale, 51, channels Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis. (The teaser debuted during the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs game on Thursday.) “There is only one John Madden. They didn’t make another …
Madden Biopic Teaser: Nicolas Cage as NFL Legend
Prime Video unveiled the teaser on Christmas night during the broadcast of the Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs game, giving fans a packed first look at the project that charts Madden's remarkable rise from humble coaching beginnings to a Super Bowl-winning leader, beloved broadcaster, and cultural icon whose name would become synonymous with one of the most successful video game franchises in history. In the brief trailer footage, Cage's d…
Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale Are Unrecognizable in Madden Trailer Transformations
You'll do a double-take seeing Nicolas Cage's transformation into legendary Raiders coach John Madden and Christian Bale as team owner Al Davis in the new trailer for the Madden biopic.
‘Madden’ Teaser Trailer: Boom! Nicolas Cage Transforms In David O. Russell’s Biopic
Amazon’s Prime Video used its Christmas evening game Thursday between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs to pop a teaser trailer for Madden, David O. Russell’s biopic of sorts of Hall of Fame football coach, TV analyst and video game brand icon John Madden. The streamer plans a Thanksgiving 2026 release for the pic, […]
First Teaser For 'Madden' Biopic With Nic Cage And Christian Bale Debuts To Tepid Reaction Due To Cage's Make-Up
Amazon Prime Video released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Nicolas Cage-starring Madden biopic during the Thursday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day. Directed by controversial Three Kings and Silver Linings Playbook filmmaker David O. Russell, Madden stars iconic Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as legendary NFL head coach and broadcaster John Madden. Alongside Cage, fellow Oscar winner Ch…
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