EA Founder Says Madden Moviemakers Had No Interest In Involving Him
Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins has commented on the upcoming movie about John Madden, the namesake of EA's popular football series. Hawkins played a critical role in signing Madden himself for what would become one of EA's most long-running and lucrative game franchises. In the movie, he's going to be played by comedian and actor John Mulaney. Hawkins told VentureBeat that the movie is "such a weird thing" because, after meeting with director David O. Russell, he thought he could share some critical insight into the story--but the filmmakers apparently wanted nothing to do with him."I thought, 'Maybe I can help them get the historical details right.' They had no interest in having me be involved in any way," Hawkins said.Continue Reading at GameSpot
Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins has commented on the upcoming movie about John Madden, the namesake of EA's popular football series. Hawkins played a critical role in signing Madden himself for what would become one of EA's most long-running and lucrative game franchises. In the movie, he's going to be played by comedian and actor John Mulaney.
Hawkins told VentureBeat that the movie is "such a weird thing" because, after meeting with director David O. Russell, he thought he could share some critical insight into the story--but the filmmakers apparently wanted nothing to do with him.
"I thought, 'Maybe I can help them get the historical details right.' They had no interest in having me be involved in any way," Hawkins said.Continue Reading at GameSpot
