Gronk, Kaepernick, Julio Jones, more star in wild ‘Madden’ movie trailer

By Todd Dewey Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 21, 2015 - 6:52 pm

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EA Sports released a faux, over-the-top trailer for “Madden: The Movie” on Friday to help promote its Madden NFL 16 video game, which comes out Tuesday.

The video, which is bizarre but entertaining, is akin to a preview for an action-adventure blockbuster and features actors Dave Franco and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (aka McLovin). The cast also features Rob Gronkowski as Half-Top, Julio Jones as Trick Montalban, Antonio Brown as Sticky Bun, Rex Ryan as Lil’ Pepper and our personal favorite, Colin Kaepernick as Al Pacino from “Scent of a Woman.”

Check out the trailer below.

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