Madonna biopic scrapped after singer’s world tour announced

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The film, which generated an online frenzy over its gruelling audition process, was set to star Julia Garner and be directed by Madonna herself

: 11-hour days of choreography, as well as readings and singing auditions in front of Madonna and her casting director.

Before Garner clinched the role, young stars – including Florence Pugh, Euphoria breakout Alexa Demie and the pop musicians Bebe Rexha and Sky Ferreira – were considered. The Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody was once attached to pen the screenplay. Cody and Madonna appeared together in an Instagram live in late 2020, participating in an unconventional live writing session.

A second draft of the script was then completed by Madonna with Erin Cressida Wilson, best known for her screenwriting work on Secretary and The Girl on the Train. Sources told Variety that Madonna is still committed to making the film, despite Universal pulling out. “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 singer said in 2020. “There are so many untold and inspiring stories and who better to tell it than me.Madonna has two directing credits to her name: the provocative comedy-drama Filth and Wisdom, and W.E., a time-hopping romance about King Edward VIII.

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More cultural appropriation. Just stop.

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