Will Ferrell is reportedly being eyed to take on the role of John Madden in David O. Russell’s feature on the NFL star.
The feature, which is set to be directed by Russell, tells the story of one of the larger-than-life personalities to grace an NFL sideline. All Madden ever wanted was to be a head coach and he was one of the best ever. After winning the Super Bowl, the stress of the job began to destroy him. It forced him away from his dream job, and the film focuses on his friendship with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, and how Madden found a second act that made him far more famous.
Madden helped changed the videogame landscape when he became the figurehead for Madden NFL, a perennial top seller that this Autumn gets its 24th incarnation through Electronic Arts.
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The feature, which is set to be directed by Russell, tells the story of one of the larger-than-life personalities to grace an NFL sideline. All Madden ever wanted was to be a head coach and he was one of the best ever. After winning the Super Bowl, the stress of the job began to destroy him. It forced him away from his dream job, and the film focuses on his friendship with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, and how Madden found a second act that made him far more famous.
Madden helped changed the videogame landscape when he became the figurehead for Madden NFL, a perennial top seller that this Autumn gets its 24th incarnation through Electronic Arts.
Also in news – The Many Faces of Michelle...
- 5/30/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Though John Madden's name might be more familiar to audiences via his eponymous American Football games on various consoles, he had a whole other career as a coach that inspired them. And now Will Ferrell will be playing him in a new movie.
Cambron Clark wrote the original script, which David O. Russell has been re-writing (but such world is now on hold during the writers' strike) to direct for Amazon.
Madden was one of the greatest coaches in NFL history After winning the Super Bowl, the stress of the job began to destroy him. It forced him away from his dream job, and the film focuses on his friendship with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, and how Madden found a second act that made him far more famous.
He continued his passion for teaching the sport in different ways. He redefined the notion of the football broadcaster with...
Cambron Clark wrote the original script, which David O. Russell has been re-writing (but such world is now on hold during the writers' strike) to direct for Amazon.
Madden was one of the greatest coaches in NFL history After winning the Super Bowl, the stress of the job began to destroy him. It forced him away from his dream job, and the film focuses on his friendship with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, and how Madden found a second act that made him far more famous.
He continued his passion for teaching the sport in different ways. He redefined the notion of the football broadcaster with...
- 5/28/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Exclusive: The career of John Madden will be the subject of a limited series to be directed by Gavin O’Connor, and written by Alex Sohn (Vegas). In the huddle on the telling the life story of the Hall of Fame Raiders head coach, groundbreaking broadcaster and video game icon are Todd Lieberman’s Hidden Pictures, Lit Entertainment Group’s Adam Kolbrenner, Religion of Sports’ Gotham Chopra, Ryan Stowell, and Tom Brady’s 199 Productions.
The latter’s presence as EP was particularly important to Madden’s family as they pledged their lives to the project. The filmmakers will find a broadcast partner once they’ve got finished scripted episodes and then they’ll find their Madden.
“If Dad was still around, and he was looking for a few guys to huddle up and tell his story, he’d be thrilled to have Tom Brady leading the huddle,” said Mike Madden.
The latter’s presence as EP was particularly important to Madden’s family as they pledged their lives to the project. The filmmakers will find a broadcast partner once they’ve got finished scripted episodes and then they’ll find their Madden.
“If Dad was still around, and he was looking for a few guys to huddle up and tell his story, he’d be thrilled to have Tom Brady leading the huddle,” said Mike Madden.
- 2/15/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
September is quite the month over at Disney+. The Disney streaming giant is the perfect place to spend the early months of back-to-school season, with something for the entire family. If you’re a Marvel fan, no doubt you’ll continue to watch the adventures of Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) in “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” For fans of “Rogue One,” ready to venture to a galaxy far, far away, there’s new spin-off series “Andor.” Then Halloween comes early with the premiere of the long-awaited sequel, “Hocus Pocus 2,” starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
With plenty more on the docket, we here at IndieWire are laying out everything coming to Disney+ this month. But among the many titles (and after plenty of hit-and-miss Disney+ franchise extensions), “Star Wars” still looms large. Originally announced at the D23 fan convention back in 2019, audiences will finally get to see...
With plenty more on the docket, we here at IndieWire are laying out everything coming to Disney+ this month. But among the many titles (and after plenty of hit-and-miss Disney+ franchise extensions), “Star Wars” still looms large. Originally announced at the D23 fan convention back in 2019, audiences will finally get to see...
- 8/29/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
John Madden, the legendary NFL coach and broadcaster with a popular video game named after him, has died at age 85, the NFL announced.
The NFL said Madden died “unexpectedly” on Tuesday morning. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
“On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to Virginia, Mike, Joe and their families,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “We all know him as the Hall of Fame coach of the Oakland Raiders and broadcaster who worked for every major network, but more than anything,...
The NFL said Madden died “unexpectedly” on Tuesday morning. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
“On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to Virginia, Mike, Joe and their families,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “We all know him as the Hall of Fame coach of the Oakland Raiders and broadcaster who worked for every major network, but more than anything,...
- 12/29/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: The Women’s Dream Team, the 1996 USA Women’s basketball team, dominated the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 going undefeated to win the gold medal.
The story of how they got there is now to be the subject of a feature doc for ESPN’s 30 for 30 strand.
The film will tell the story of the grueling 15-month road trip that led up to those ’96 Games. It’s the story of the 12 women who were tasked with auditioning the idea of women’s professional basketball in the United States. They absolutely held the very future of the sport in their hands.
After having suffered defeat at the ’92 games and the ’94 World Championship, USA Basketball undertook a revolutionary approach to training its Olympic team by structuring a long-term National Team program comprised of 52 games to turn them into a cohesive unit for 10-months ahead of Atlanta.
Kristen Lappas, who directed...
The story of how they got there is now to be the subject of a feature doc for ESPN’s 30 for 30 strand.
The film will tell the story of the grueling 15-month road trip that led up to those ’96 Games. It’s the story of the 12 women who were tasked with auditioning the idea of women’s professional basketball in the United States. They absolutely held the very future of the sport in their hands.
After having suffered defeat at the ’92 games and the ’94 World Championship, USA Basketball undertook a revolutionary approach to training its Olympic team by structuring a long-term National Team program comprised of 52 games to turn them into a cohesive unit for 10-months ahead of Atlanta.
Kristen Lappas, who directed...
- 5/4/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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