Christian Bale has undergone quite the transformation for his new Prime Video movie Madden.
The upcoming biopic will co-star Nicolas Cage as renowned late American football coach and commentator John Madden, with Bale starring as Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis.
In a first-look still, which marks the start of filming, an almost unrecognisable Bale is seen sporting a quiff and prosthetics while wearing sunglasses. Cage also transforms with long hair.
Madden follows the titular character, who helped the Raiders win the Super Bowl and never lost a season – though walked away from the job as it was killing him.
However, he found a new lease of life with EA, despite never having played a video game before, lending his expertise and commentary to the now-iconic Madden NFL series.
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Starring alongside Bale and Cage is comedian John Mulaney as EA founder Trip Hawkins, Agatha All Along's Kathryn Hahn as Virginia Madden, and Anatomy of a Scandal's Sienna Miller as Carol Davis.
The movie comes from American Hustle director and writer David O Russell, with Cambron Clark co-credited as screenwriter.
As well as Madden, Bale is set to star in upcoming Frankenstein movie The Bride, which comes from The Lost Daughter's Maggie Gyllenhaal and also stars her brother Jake, Jessie Buckley, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard and Annette Bening.
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The movie's synopsis reads: "A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born.
"She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement."
Madden is yet to confirm a release date, though will stream on Prime Video.
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