Will Ferrell has played a number of iconic roles throughout his acting career, and his next one might be an legend. Ferrell has been tabbed to take on the role of former Oakland Austin Ekeler Jersey head coach and legendary football commentator John Madden for the upcoming film , .The movie has been in the works for a while, and it will be directed by David O. Ru sell, who has helmed movies like , , and . Madden will tell the story of the NFL icon, Justin Herbert Jersey who went from leading the Raiders to the to sharing his love for the game on TV and creating one of the most popular video game franchises ever. co-owner Steve Tisch is listed Charlie Joiner Jersey as one of the producers, and the NFL "will embrace the feature film on one of the sport's most beloved Ty Long Jersey figures," according to Deadline.Ferrell is no stranger to movies about sports. He has taken on sports movie roles in , , , and . One of the greatest Donald Parham Jr. Jersey comedic actors of his generation, it will be interesting to see how Ferrell portrays Madden. Madden will be an Amazon/MGM feature, and it will be a theatrical release. At this time, the release date for the movie is unknown.