Madonna.Photo: James Devaney/GC Images
TheMadonnamovie is no longer happening — for now.
Reps for Madonna did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
In June, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the Madonna film project was in “active development” andOzarkEmmy winnerJulia Garner was the “choice to playMadonna in the biopic.”
Julia Garner; Madonna in 1987.Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images; Wendy Perl/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty
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Madonna announced back in October 2021 that she wasalmost done writing the script.
“Grateful for the success of Madame ❌, that my script is almost finished, and for the support of my beautiful children!” the mother of six captioned a series of selfies onInstagramat the time showing her sitting in front of her typed screenplay.
She also hashtaggedSecretaryscreenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson, seen in the background of the first photo. Wilson had shown up in several of Madonna’s social media posts pertaining to the screenplay. Prior to that, it was announced that Madonna, who last directed the 2011 filmW.E., would be co-writing the script with Oscar-winningJunowriterDiablo Cody.
Back in September 2020 when the biopic was first confirmed, Madonna said in astatement, “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. The focus of this film will always be music. 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.”
“It’s essential to share the roller coaster ride of my life with my voice and vision,” she added at the time.
source: people.com
