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Producer Todd Black (Career Producer Honor) and director David O. Russell (American Hustle) present a sneak peek clip talk centered around the upcoming film Madden.

Madden chronicles John Madden’s incredible journey from a Super Bowl-winning partnership with the Raiders, to becoming football’s most recognizable voice, to building the worldwide Madden NFL video game. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, and John Mulaney.

In related festival programming, Todd Black will be in conversation with Aaron Sorkin following The Social Reckoning and David O. Russell will introduce American Hustle (2013).

DateSat, Oct 24, 2026
Time3:30 PM
VenueViolet Crown 5

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Film Info

Genre: Comedy, History & Biography, Sports

Speakers

David O. Russell

David O. Russell is an Academy Award-winning writer, director, and producer known for Amsterdam (2022), Joy (2015), and The Fighter (2010). Russell is the only director to have two consecutively released films (Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and American Hustle (2013)) garner Academy Award nominations in all four acting categories.

Todd Black

Todd Black is an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated producer known for films such as Fences, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. His television productions include Servant, Untamed, and DTF St. Louis, which earned him an Emmy Award.

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Madden Clip Talk with David O. Russell and Todd Black

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