Will Ferrell is one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood and while he's mostly popular for his roles in comedy films like The Other Guys and Get Hard, he's just as adapt as a dramatic actor, writer, and producer.
Now, according to Deadline, the 55-year-old star is in talks to star as former NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden in a new Amazon/MGM biopic titled Madden. The studio will be hoping the film toes the line of recent sports biopics, like Air and King Richard, and achieves the same success they did.
The film will be directed by multiple Oscar Awards nominee David O. Russell based on a script by Cambron Clark. Russell was reworking the screenplay to ensure it is suitable for the story he wants to tell but had to pause it because of the ongoing writers' strike.
Todd Black, Jonathan Shukat, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch, the executive vice president of the New York Giants, will produce the film.
According to the report, Madden will chronicle the life of the eponymous character it is named after. The report also states that the film focuses on his friendship with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, and how Madden found a second act that made him far more famous.
Although he had a short career, Madden was a highly successful coach who won the Super Bowl and led his team to seven AFL/ALC Championship games.