Madonna

Madonna's self-directed biopic has been the subject of speculation for months, specifically when it comes to casting the highly-sought lead role.

The star said she's hated scripts about herself in the past so much that she called agents and studio heads to "threaten them and say that I will stand in front of the building and protest and make everybody's life a misery if they go through with it." Aside from her popular turns on Netflix, Garner's also starred in movies like "The Assistant" and "Electrick Children," both of which include layered yet subtle performances of characters whose arcs happen quietly. It's worth noting that, according to Variety, the "Ozark" and "Inventing Anna" actress hasn't officially accepted the role yet, but the offer marks a major step forward for the film that's been in the works since 2020.

Julia Garner will play Madonna in an upcoming biopic directed by the star, after Alexa Demie, Florence Pugh, Bebe Rexha, and Sky Ferreira were also ...

That’s on top of this being the second attempted Madonna biopic, after Universal’s Blonde Ambition didn’t make it through the wilderness of development. Julia Garner is set to get into the groove as Madonna in the pop icon’s upcoming biopic, Variety reports. It really was the first star we saw all along.

Julia Garner is the top choice to play Madonna in an upcoming biopic at Universal Pictures sources confirmed to Deadline.

Madonna is directing the film based on a script by Diablo Cody and has been meticulous in the casting process putting talent through a boot camp that included testing on dancing and singing. The studio has made it clear it needed at the very least a name audiences recognize and Garner has been that person for some time given her leading lady status following star making roles in Ozark and most recently Inventing Anna. She is currently filming the Paramount thriller Apartment 7A. Julia Garner is the top choice to play Madonna in an upcoming biopic at Universal Pictures sources confirmed to Deadline. The Emmy-winner has been the front-runner since the top of the year but insiders add the reason an offer hasn’t gone out yet is there are still several things in play which include the budget as well as some creative factors which include how long the film is.

Madonna and Universal Pictures have offered Julia Garner the coveted leading role in the singer's upcoming biopic, sources say.

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. A production timeline and other principal cast is still unknown. Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley won the script in a multi-studio bidding war, and Amy Pascal is attached as a producer.

Ozark actress Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in the upcoming biopic about the legendary pop singer.

It’s essential to share the roller coaster ride of my life with my voice and vision.” Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. ” The focus of this film will always be music.

Life is a mystery, but the winner of the Madonna biopic bootcamp no longer is. According to Variety, Ozark actress Julia Garner has officially been offered ...

But Garner has long been presumed as one of the frontrunners. Playing musical icons in biopics has become something of a fast pass to the official A-List, if not an Oscar nomination, in recent years. According to Variety, Ozark actress Julia Garner has officially been offered the part of Madonna Louise Ciccone herself in the pop icon’s upcoming self-directed biopic.

Julia Garner, star of Ozark and Inventing Anna, has reportedly been offered the role of Madonna for the untitled biopic and is “expected to accept,” per Variety ...

The Madonna biopic comes following a drove of successful music-focused biopics including Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Elton John’s Rocketman and the upcoming Elvis movie. The Madonna movie is being produced by Universal Pictures and will follow the singer in her “early days” and rise to fame. The actors reportedly underwent singing auditions and readings with Madonna as well.

The Ozark and Inventing Anna star reportedly beat Florence Pugh, Alexa Demie and Bebe Rexha to score the role. By Dani Maher. Julia Garner standing in front ...

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. In February, she was asked about the possibility on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, but remained tight-lipped about her involvement. “I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer — a human being, trying to make her way in this world,” she said.

"The Madonna project is in active development," a source tells PEOPLE.

"I don't have that much energy to do what she does," she added. "People always ask me about Madonna. She's a dear friend. the mother of six captioned a series of selfies on

Julia Garner has been offered the lead role in the Madonna biopic. After a long and gruelling audition process, which included intense choreography sessions ...

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. There are so many untold and inspiring stories and who better to tell it than me. "I read that Universal was doing a script.

Feature film will chart how Madonna became one of the most iconic pop artists of all time.

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Following in the very successful footsteps of the likes of Bohemian Rhapsody (for Queen) and Rocketman (for Elton John), as well as the upcoming Elvis ...

- but the movie will be released by Universal Pictures, most likely some time in 2023. Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. The movie will be directed by Madonna herself.

The rest of the cast for the untitled Madonna biopic is under wraps, but Uncut Gems breakout Julia Fox is rumoured to portray longtime friend and fellow ...

In terms of the film's progress, Madonna said last year, “It’s a pretty crazy experience so far, I’m just in the writing process, and just deciding which stories to tell, how much detail to go into, which characters to develop. Madonna has worked with Diablo Cody and playwright Erin Cressida Wilson on the script. Universal confirmed that the film remains in active development but Garner is the predominant choice to play Madonna.

Garner reported to have beat out hopefuls including Florence Pugh and Alexa Demie to play the singer in the telling of her own life story.

The biopic would mark Madonna’s third feature film as director, after the London-set comedy-drama Filth and Wisdom from 2008 and the Wallis Simpson/Edward VIII biopic W.E., which was released in 2012. Anyone else who tries is a charlatan and a fool … Why would Universal Studios want to make a movie about me based on a script that is all lies???” An earlier attempt to mount a Madonna biopic derailed after the musician herself vocally criticised the script on social media.

"Ozark" star Julia Garner has reportedly been offered the role of the Queen of Pop Madonna and is considering accepting the part.

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. Another insider dished to People on Tuesday that “the ‘Madonna’ project is in active development, and Julia Garner is the choice to play Madonna in the biopic.” “Ozark” star Julia Garner has reportedly been offered the role of Madonna in an upcoming Universal biopic, a source told Variety.

Madonna has found the actress to play her in an upcoming biopic: Inventing Anna star Julia Garner. The pop icon is directing the film about her own life and ...

In the announcement of the film, Madonna said she hoped to "convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer — a human being, trying to make her way in this world. So, finally, I just threw down the gauntlet." "The reason I’m doing it is because a bunch of people have tried to write movies about me, but they’re always men," Madonna told Jimmy Fallon in October 2021.

Here's everything we know so far about the upcoming Madonna biopic, from the news that Julia Garner will take the lead to reports that Julia Fox will be ...

Speaking about the film on The Tonight Show in October 2021, Madonna said that she wanted to take the reins as both a writer and director because previous attempts to dramatise her rise had been so misguided. Entertainment Weekly then reported that the bombshell was in talks to join the cast as Madonna's best friend, the actor Debi Mazar. Per The Hollywood Reporter, these included Little Women's Florence Pugh, Euphoria's Alexa Demie, Australian indie darling Odessa Young, and newcomer Emma Laird, as well as singers Bebe Rexha and Sky Ferreira. The auditions that some advanced to were described as "grueling" by sources with knowledge of the project, who added that they involved singing, acting and intense, sometimes 11-hours-long sessions with Madonna and her choreographer.