Will Ferrell in talks to play late NFL coach, TV broadcaster and video game pioneer John Madden in new David O. Russell film deadline
simple title Madden, the biopic will be directed by Russell from a script by Cambron Clark for Prime Video Sports. The film will focus on Madden’s coaching career, during which he built an even larger legacy as a legendary broadcaster and co-creator of EA Sports’ groundbreaking NFL video game series, which launched in 1988 launched in 2019. Madden continued to borrow his name and creative devotion to the franchise even after retiring from the radio booth in 2009.
“After being pushed back by the Oakland Raiders, fiery former NFL head coach John Madden teams up with a suave Harvard programmer to rewrite his fading legacy by creating the world’s first football video game,” Clark’s official diary reads.
Ferrell to Play Mattel CEO in Greta Gerwig’s Highly Anticipated Film Barbieopens July 21, and voices a vengeful hound in raunchy talking dog comedy homeless, released this summer.He’s also set to team up with Reese Witherspoon Sincerely invite you.
Meanwhile, Russell recently directed, wrote and produced the 2022 film amsterdaman all-star murder mystery starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington.