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Madden

Madden

There is only one John Madden.

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Overview

After the legendarily fiery coach exits from the NFL, John Madden teams with Electronic Arts to become the unlikely co-creator of a pioneering video game franchise.

Directed by David O. Russell
Written by David O. Russell, Cambron Clark
Produced by Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Todd Black
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Top Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

John Madden

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Al Davis

John Mulaney

John Mulaney

Trip Hawkins

Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn

Virginia Madden

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller

Carol Davis

Shane Gillis

Shane Gillis

Sergio Duque

Sergio Duque

David Lengel

David Lengel

Trainer Tony

Shawn Alexander Thompson

Shawn Alexander Thompson

Neighbor

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Themes & Keywords

video gameamerican footballamerican football coach

About Madden

Madden is a drama film released in 2026 exploring themes of video game, american football, american football coach. Directed by David O. Russell, it stars Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, John Mulaney. After the legendarily fiery coach exits from the NFL, John Madden teams with Electronic Arts to become the unlikely co-creator of a pioneering video game franchise.

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