Fans very worried about John Madden movie after new Nicolas Cage clip drops: Astoundingly bad

John Madden looks a little too ready to steal the Declaration of Independence. In a viral clip posted by Amazon to give a sneak preview of the new “Madden” 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.The clip shows Madden in the booth alongside his partner Pat Summerall (played by Joel Murray), leaving some deeply concerned.“Wow!!  This looks AWFUL!!” one X account, @thebigsmooth, posted on X. The clip shows Cage as Madden, though it doesn’t have that distinctive “boom” that Madden’s voice had; instead, Cage produced a dull “Forrest Gump-like” impression. 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.Madden is known as the first broadcaster to use the device that has since become a staple in coverage of sporting events.“We’ve got to take that away from him,” the crew in the back says.

“Who is going to understand this?”The “National Treasure” star has been getting loads of criticism for his attempt at replicating a legend.“I mean it.Is this the worst movie ever made?” X account 247 Sports’ Kyle Tucker posted on X at just the sight of the trailer. Some commenters called it a “cheap parody,” while others would have preferred a full-on spoof rather than Cage, with calls for Frank Caliendo to have reprised the role over Cage. “Did he even try to change his voice?” @tm_garrison posted on X in a comment with over 2,000 likes. “I mean, this is basically a desecration of Madden’s legacy.

Astoundingly bad,” @markcalorian added on X. Some have had issues with Summerall’s casting, with questions about his character’s look. “That’s a really bad impersonation job of John Madden.How did th...