Overview

• Principal photography began April 24 in Atlanta and remains underway with Nicolas Cage filming in a fat suit as John Madden and Christian Bale sporting a receding-hairline wig and championship rings to portray Al Davis.
• The ensemble cast also features John Mulaney as Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins, Kathryn Hahn as Virginia Madden and Sienna Miller as Carol Davis, each seen in retro attire.
• Directed by David O. Russell for Amazon MGM Studios, the film traces Madden’s journey from Raiders coach to Emmy-winning broadcaster and creator of the Madden NFL video game franchise.
• Production hit a setback when an unnamed actor quit after two weeks, citing a dispute over a planned full-frontal nudity scene.
• First-look images published in early June highlight the production’s meticulous recreation of 1960s–70s NFL style and the cast’s dramatic physical transformations.