Nicholas Cage and Christian Bale transform into NFL icons in the first look of the upcoming Madden film.
Amazon MGM Studios dropped the first teaser for Madden on Christmas Day, giving fans their first look at Cage as iconic trainer, broadcaster and video game namesake John Madden. The biopic, directed by David O. Russell, traces Madden’s unlikely rise from humble beginnings to Super Bowl glory and pop culture immortality.
The teaser offers a brief but striking glimpse of Cage transformed into a boxy, larger-than-life version of Madden. That hints at the film’s reach, which spans his championship-winning run with the Oakland Raiders, his influential broadcasting career and his unexpected second act as the face of the Madden NFL video game franchise. The outlet previously reported that the film will lean heavily into the origin story of the game, now one of the most successful sports franchises of all time.
Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale stars opposite Cage as Raiders owner Al Davis.
The cast also includes John Mulaney as Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins, Kathryn Hahn as Virginia Madden, Sienna Miller as Carol Davis and Shane Gillis in an undisclosed role.
Madden is written and directed by Russell, known for The Fighter, American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbookwith Cambron Clark credited with an earlier draft of the script.
While a theatrical release has not been confirmed, the teaser reveals Madden premieres on Thanksgiving 2026.
