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Nicolas Cage transformed ‘from within’ for ‘Madden,’ co-star Kathryn Hahn says

Global Published 11 November 2026, 12:37 · archived 11 Nov 2026

LOS ANGELES: Nicolas Cage so fully transformed himself into NFL legend John Madden for the new biopic “Madden” that co-star Kathryn ​Hahn says she spent an entire production with him without ever ‌feeling she had met the real Cage. Hahn, who plays Madden’s wife Virginia, said Cage remained covered in prosthetics throughout production, transforming him into Madden more than just ​physically. “I do feel like he fully embodied John Madden,” Hahn told ​Reuters. “I would even venture to say that I haven’t really ⁠met Nicolas Cage yet because the prosthetics do something to you. ​He was definitely t...

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