John Madden is one of the most influential figures in the history of the NFL, and now he is getting his own feature film. Deadline’s Matt Grobar reports movie star Will Ferrell is in talks to play Madden in a new movie titled Madden.
Madden will be produced by Amazon and MGM and is expected to tell the story of John Madden throughout his NFL career, from coach to broadcaster to video game namesake. Giants co-owner Steve Tisch is expected to be an executive producer on the film.
A Hall-of-Famer, Madden was a pioneer in the NFL, becoming the Raiders head coach at just 32 years old and winning a Super Bowl eight years later. He coached for just ten years in the league before becoming a TV broadcaster, where he would form an iconic duo with play-by-play man Pat Summerall.
