John Madden Biopic Miniseries in the Works
The legend John Madden has a biopic miniseries in the works. The famed football coach, broadcaster, and face of the NFL‘s video game franchise will get a small-screen adaptation that will chronicle his life and career. The miniseries was initially planned to be released as a feature film but proved to be too expansive to contain in a movie and instead was optioned for a miniseries release. The report from Deadline also notes that recently-retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady will be attached to produce. Brady recently dipped his toes into Hollywood with the comedy film 80 For Brady.
Gavin O’Connor will be at the helm and brings with him a resume of impressive projects in sports films with credits such as Warrior, Miracle, and the Ben Affleck-led film The Way Back. Speaking of the talent attached to the project, the late John Madden‘s son Mike Madden had this to say:
“If Dad was still around, and he was looking for a few guys to huddle up and tell his story, he’d be thrilled to have Tom Brady leading the huddle.”
Madden’s legacy is undeniably one of the greatest in the sports industry. Beginning as a linebackers coach with the Oakland Raiders, he took the reigns as head coach just one year later and led the Raiders to seven divisional titles and a Super Bowl XI victory. After paving a decade’s worth of winning seasons. Madden retired from coaching and joined the commentary for CBS. That was just the beginning as Madden went on to join the commentary booth of all major broadcast networks and earned sixteen Emmys. He also became the face of the ongoing and famed video game franchise Madden NFL in which his name, face, voice, and creative input were all a major influence in the series.
Along with Brady and O’Connor, Todd Lieberman, Adam Kolbrenner, Gotham Chopra, Ryan Stowell, Sandy Montag, Alex Young, David Glickman, Kendrick Tan, and Sean Sansiveri are all attached to produce with Henry Cheatham supervising. The series will be written by Alex Sohn.
The series is currently looking to cast the series, stay tuned as more updates become available.
Source: Deadline
