Cage says he was “terrified” to play John Madden and discussed gaining 25 pounds and using prosthetics.
Nicolas Cage says he tries not to dwell on reactions to his John Madden portrayal. Taking the role was another story: he described being “terrified” and discussed gaining 25 pounds and using prosthetics. Madden is scheduled to stream on Prime Video on November 18.
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Nicolas Cage says he tries “not to listen too much to the reactions” to playing football coach John Madden in Madden, according to Entertainment Tonight’s November 6 post about his remarks to Kevin Frazier. Source
ET frames those remarks around criticism of Cage’s use of a fat suit, though its post provides no examples of the complaints. Source
But Cage said he was “terrified” to take the role, according to Extra’s November 8 post. The outlet also reports that he discussed gaining 25 pounds and using prosthetics. Source
According to Entertainment Tonight, Madden is scheduled to stream on Prime Video on November 18. Source
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@etnowNicolas Cage pays no mind to those criticizing his use of a fat suit for his new film, 'Madden,' streaming Nov. 18 on Prime Video. The 62-year-old tells ET's Kevin Frazier that he tries 'not to listen too much to the reactions' when it comes to him playing the real-life football coach, John Madden.
@extratvNicolas Cage says he was "terrified" to take on the role of John Madden and talks gaining 25 lbs. and using prosthetics. 👀🏈@etnowNicolas Cage pays no mind to those criticizing his use of a fat suit for his new film, 'Madden,' streaming Nov. 18 on Prime Video. The 62-year-old tells ET's Kevin Frazier that he tries 'not to listen too much to the reactions' when it comes to him playing the real-life football coach, John Madden.@extratvNicolas Cage says he was "terrified" to take on the role of John Madden and talks gaining 25 lbs. and using prosthetics. 👀🏈@etnowNicolas Cage pays no mind to those criticizing his use of a fat suit for his new film, 'Madden,' streaming Nov. 18 on Prime Video. The 62-year-old tells ET's Kevin Frazier that he tries 'not to listen too much to the reactions' when it comes to him playing the real-life football coach, John Madden.@extratvNicolas Cage says he was "terrified" to take on the role of John Madden and talks gaining 25 lbs. and using prosthetics. 👀🏈@etnowNicolas Cage pays no mind to those criticizing his use of a fat suit for his new film, 'Madden,' streaming Nov. 18 on Prime Video. The 62-year-old tells ET's Kevin Frazier that he tries 'not to listen too much to the reactions' when it comes to him playing the real-life football coach, John Madden.@extratvNicolas Cage says he was "terrified" to take on the role of John Madden and talks gaining 25 lbs. and using prosthetics. 👀🏈
