A staple on NFL and college football sidelines as a fan, Will Ferrell will now take his football acumen to the big screen as he's set to star as legendary coach John Madden in a biopic based on the Hall of Famer, according to Matt Grobar of Deadline.
The film, titled Madden, will be produced by Amazon and MGM studios and directed by five-time Academy Award nominee David O'Russell.
Madden will be a Prime Video Sports Original and is the latest addition to the ever-growing genre of sports biopic films. It will try to follow in the steps of recent successes such as Air, King Richard, 42, Moneyball and Rush.