This time, Nicolas Cage might be enjoying a nationwide treasure.
The famed actor is ready to painting the late soccer coach and TV analyst John Madden in an upcoming biopic, the movie’s director David O. Russell stated in a press release on Thursday.
The information comes practically three years after the Tremendous Bowl-winning coach died at 85 years previous.
“Nicolas Cage, one in every of our biggest and most authentic actors, will painting one of the best of the American spirit of originality, enjoyable, and willpower during which something is feasible as beloved nationwide legend John Madden,” Russell stated within the assertion.
“Along with the ferocious fashion, focus, and impressed individualism of Al Davis, proprietor of the underdog Oakland Raiders, the characteristic might be in regards to the pleasure, humanity and genius that was John Madden in a wildly creative, cool world of the Nineteen Seventies.”
No different casting choices for the film have been made other than Cage, although Will Ferrell was rumored to be within the combine to play the titular position.
Cage, the “Face/Off” and “Con Air” star, is just not identified for being in sports activities flicks, however he does have loads of motion motion pictures on his movie resume.
The Amazon MGM drama was written by Russell — an Oscar-nominated director of “The Fighter” and “Silver Linings Playbook” — and can embrace companions from the movie manufacturing firm Escape Artist serving to produce the movie, per a number of reviews.
Among the many Escape Artists companions concerned within the movie is Steve Tisch, chairman, co-owner and govt vice chairman of the Giants.
Tisch has an extended listing of credit as a producer, and after “Forrest Gump” received greatest image in 1994, he turned the primary particular person to win each a Tremendous Bowl ring and an Oscar.
A launch date for the film has not but been introduced.
