Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale Suit Up for Prime Video’s Madden
Behind the Scenes: Cinema: Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale Suit Up for Prime Video’s MaddenPrime Video premieres Madden on November 18. David O. Russell’s film casts Nicolas Cage as John Madden, the Super Bowl-winning Raiders coach turned beloved broadcaster, and Christian Bale as the team’s owner, Al Davis.
Russell co-wrote the script with Cambron Clark. Bale reunites with the director after The Fighter, which won him an Oscar, and American Hustle.
The story
The film follows Madden from the Oakland sidelines to the broadcast booth and into the unlikely world of video games, where his name went on EA’s Madden NFL, one of the best-selling sports franchises ever.
The cast
- Nicolas Cage as John Madden;
- Christian Bale as Al Davis;
- Kathryn Hahn as Virginia Madden;
- John Mulaney as Trip Hawkins;
- Sienna Miller as Carol Davis;
- Joel Murray as Pat Summerall.
Will Ferrell was in talks for the title role before Cage signed on in August 2024.
The production
Shooting began in Atlanta on April 24, 2025. Three-time Oscar winner Robert Richardson is the cinematographer and Alan Baumgarten edited. Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch produced. The film runs 110 minutes.
Release
Madden was moved up from November 26 and now streams on Prime Video from November 18.
Share
Author: Alexander Shaida, Editor-in-chief
Publication date: October 15 2026
Views: 34
About us and our editorial policy
Comments
Other materials in this section
Learn when the clock starts ticking, what counts as a shift, and how to handle overtime, downtime, and travel to ensure you are paid fairly for your time.
Joseph Zada leads Francis Lawrence’s prequel alongside Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning and Jesse Plemons, in theaters November 20.
Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller co-star in Neon’s 1980s Queens crime drama, opening November 13.
Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley round out the cast of Paramount’s Dickens adaptation, due November 13.
David Leitch’s heist thriller, co-starring Pete Davidson and John C. Reilly, hits theaters November 13 after a date change.
Peter Farrelly’s TIFF crowd-pleaser stars Anthony Ippolito as the young Stallone and opens in limited release November 6.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
