Nicolas Cage stars as legendary NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden in "Madden," David O. Russell's NFL biopic, which Amazon MGM will open in select theaters on Friday, November 11 before streaming on Prime Video the following week.

Few personalities in sports history are as synonymous with their league as John Madden is with the NFL. He coached the Oakland Raiders for nearly a decade, winning the franchise's first Super Bowl and retiring with the greatest winning percentage of all time. He then spent four decades as a beloved color commentator, known for distinct catchphrases and a love of Thanksgiving turducken. He also licensed his name to a series of video games that remains one of the biggest properties in sports gaming, even years after his death.

Russell assembled a cast befitting the scale of the story. Christian Bale plays iconic Raiders owner Al Davis. The ensemble includes Kathryn Hahn, John Mulaney, Si Sienna Miller, Joel Murray, and Shane Gillis.

Russell co-wrote the screenplay with Cambron Clark. Robert Richardson, a frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, serves as cinematographer. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Jonathan Shukat, and Steve Tisch produce.

At one point, "Madden" looked like it could be one of Cage's final film roles. The actor had expressed a desire to wind down his movie career and focus on television. But in a recent interview with IndieWire, Cage said making his television debut on "Spider-Noir" restored his interest in film acting.

"Doing a season of television makes me interested in movies again. So I knew I had to try something else to reinvigorate and restimulate my process," Cage said. "And now I've done this and I'm happy with the results and I feel like I've learned something. I also feel like I have a little more confidence and I could see myself making more movies again."

For Cage, "Madden" now marks not a farewell but the start of a renewed run of film work.