{"id":897707,"date":"2026-10-28T16:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/897707\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:28:10","slug":"fans-very-worried-about-john-madden-movie-after-new-nicolas-cage-clip-drops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/897707\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans very worried about John Madden movie after new Nicolas Cage clip drops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Madden looks a little too ready to steal the Declaration of Independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a viral clip posted by Amazon to give a sneak preview of the new \u201cMadden\u201d movie, a biopic of the larger-than-life NFL head coach and revolutionary television broadcaster, fans are a bit taken back by the look and feel of the character, played by Nicolas Cage.<\/p>\n<p>The clip shows Madden in the booth alongside his partner Pat Summerall (played by Joel Murray), leaving some deeply concerned. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.93652344;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41551261\" width=\"553\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ohn-madden-movie.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Summerall and John Madden posing with the Super Bowl XVIII trophy.\" class=\"wp-image-41551261\"\/>CBS Sports announcers Pat Summerall, left, and John Madden are seen at Super Bowl XVIII at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 22, 1984. CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow!!\u00a0 This looks AWFUL!!\u201d one X account, @thebigsmooth, posted on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The clip shows Cage as Madden, though it doesn\u2019t have that distinctive \u201cboom\u201d that Madden\u2019s voice had; instead, Cage produced a dull \u201cForrest Gump-like\u201d impression.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Cage picks up his telestrator and brings it onto the television screen, where he makes a bunch of random chicken-scratch scribbles to describe a play, while the producers in the back look befuddled by the explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Madden is known as the first broadcaster to use the device that has since become a staple in coverage of sporting events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to take that away from him,\u201d the crew in the back says. \u201cWho is going to understand this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cNational Treasure\u201d star has been getting loads of criticism for his attempt at replicating a legend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean it. Is this the worst movie ever made?\u201d X account 247 Sports\u2019 Kyle Tucker posted on X at just the sight of the trailer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some commenters called it a \u201ccheap parody,\u201d while others would have preferred a full-on spoof rather than Cage, with calls for Frank Caliendo to have reprised the role over Cage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid he even try to change his voice?\u201d @tm_garrison posted on X in a comment with over 2,000 likes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, this is basically a desecration of Madden\u2019s legacy. Astoundingly bad,\u201d @markcalorian added on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 24, 1982<\/p>\n<p>Though rolled out earlier in the playoffs, CBS features &#8220;the telestrator&#8221; during its Super Bowl XVI telecast.<\/p>\n<p>Then called &#8220;CBS Chalkboard&#8221;, the telestrator would become a signature tool for color analyst John Madden and is still used today during every NFL\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cf8sML9z6y\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Cf8sML9z6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevG163\/status\/1882970993267704292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some have had issues with Summerall\u2019s casting, with questions about his character\u2019s look.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a really bad impersonation job of John Madden. How did this get greenlit?\u201d @FBAShaka asked on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amazon MGM Studios financed the movie, and Escape Artists, a company led by former Giants owner Steve Tisch, produced it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It had an estimated budget of $75 million and is scheduled for a limited theatrical release beginning Nov. 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:2.40941176;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41551313\" width=\"1024\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/john-madden-move.png\" alt=\"John Madden and Jimmy Johnson holding a clear telestrator screen in a stadium.\" class=\"wp-image-41551313\"\/>John Madden [played by Nicholas Cage] plays with his telestrator.  Amazon Prime, x @primemovies<\/p>\n<p>Madden, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/28\/john-madden-dead-legendary-nfl-coach-and-broadcaster-was-85\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who died in 2021<\/a>, was a Super Bowl-winning coach with the Oakland Raiders and moved into broadcasting in 1979 and eventually left the booth in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>He won 16 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Analyst\/Personality and was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2010 and the NFL Hall of Fame in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Madden looks a little too ready to steal the Declaration of Independence.\u00a0 In a viral clip posted&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":897708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[182092,349,67449,99,1625,3015],"class_list":["post-897707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-john-madden","tag-nfl","tag-nicolas-cage","tag-sports","tag-sports-entertainment","tag-sports-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}