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Cosmopolitan
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Julia Garner Gives an Update on the Madonna Biopic
Madonna has pretty much set the standard for every entertainer born in the '80s and beyond—hence why she's the subject of a long-awaited biopic. The pop culture icon was originally set to direct, produce, and co-write the project, which has experienced several hurdles since its announcement in 2020. For a while, Fantastic Four: First Steps star Julia Garner was rumored to have been cast as the 'Material Girl,' though it was never fully confirmed. However, it seems likely that Julia is still tied to the role, as she reassured SmartLess podcast hosts Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, and Jason Bateman that the long-awaited Madonna biopic is 'supposed to still happen.' Bless!!! Allow us to give you a rundown on all the behind-the-scenes changes that the Madonna biopic has experienced. In 2020, the project was tied to Universal Pictures, with Jennifer's Body writer Diablo Cody on board as co-screenwriter alongside the seven-time Grammy winner. However, according to Entertainment Weekly, Diablo had pulled out to focus on other projects the following year. Later, in June 2022, a source close to the project sparked rumors that Julia was slated to star. At the time, they told People, 'The Madonna project is in active development, and Julia Garner is the choice to play Madonna in the biopic.' Then, in January 2023, Variety reported that the film was no longer being developed by Universal Pictures. That same year, Madonna embarked on her Celebration World Tour, and Julia fed into casting rumors when she made an appearance on the 'Borderline' singer's tour stop in Brooklyn. The Inventing Anna star helped judge an on-stage ballroom competition set to Madonna's 1992 hit, 'Vogue.' When asked about the experience on The Today Show, Julia shared, 'You know, we just had fun on stage. It was amazing. She was amazing. It was an incredible experience.' At that point, she played coy and still hadn't confirmed whether she was involved with the biopic. In July 2024, Madonna teased that she had teamed up with Erin Cressida Wilson to rework the project, which is rumored to have a working title of Who's That Girl as an homage to her 1987 movie of the same name. Now, Deadline reports that a Netflix limited series based on Madonna's life is in the works with Shawn Levy. The outlet confirmed that the series is 'not related' to her biopic. And while fans STILL don't know when we can expect to see said biopic, Julia did dish during her SmartLess appearance on how she landed the lead role. 'It just came about…like I knew that they were doing a project, making a movie about it, and then I went out to audition,' Julia explained on the pod. 'I kind of just wanted to see if I could do it.' She revealed that because she had no dance experience, she had to train during the audition process, only to perform for the 'Material Girl' herself. Naturally, Julia asked herself: 'What would Madonna do?' 'Which is like convincing you that she deserves…to be in this room,' she said of her audition. 'And I owned it. I was like, 'You can take it or leave it, but if you leave it, if I leave, then that's on you.''
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Madonna biopic gets fresh update from star – two years after it was shelved
Madonna has been keen to get the project off the ground for years not hung up Madonna biopic gets fresh update from star – two years after it was shelved THERE has been a fresh update on Madonna's planned biopic - two years after it was reportedly shelved. Actress Julia Garner was lined up to play the Hung Up hitmaker in a movie all about her life before it appeared to be left on the shelf over two years ago. 5 A fresh update on Madonna's biopic has been revealed Credit: Getty 5 Actress Julia Garner has revealed she is still lined up to play the star in a Netflix series Credit: Getty 5 Madonna and Julia together on The Celebration Tour in 2023 Credit: Getty Now it seems that plans have been re-imagined with Julia now confirming she is still lined up to play the iconic popstar in a Netflix miniseries about her life. Madonna and Julia are working with filmmaker Shawn Levy on the project, which is in the early stages of development. Confirming that the project was still happening, despite the uncertainty, Julia told the SmartLess podcast: 'Yeah, I mean, that's supposed to still happen." Affirming her status as a huge fan of the Material Girl singer, Julia continued: 'It just came about. I knew they were doing a project, making a movie about it, and then I went out to audition. 'I kind of just wanted to see if I could do it, because I wasn't a trained dancer and I had to learn how to dance and then dance in front of her and convince her that I can dance, basically, and sing. "And sing with her!' She also opened up on how she has adopted a 'what would Madonna do' strategy to help cope with nerves. Julia added: ''OK, what would Madonna do?' Which is convince you that she deserves, you know, to be in this room, and I owned it. "I was kind of like, 'You can take it or leave it, but if you leave it, if I leave, then that's on you''. However, she did appear to hint that the project may still be far off hitting screens as she affirmed that "anything that's great, takes time". Madonna, 66, shows off bra under sheer top as she gyrates with boyfriend Akeem Morris at his 29th birthday party Madonna has been aiming to create a movie about her life for years. Her first planned project, titled Who's That Girl, appeared to be well on the way to fruition in 2023 but she soon put the brakes on in order to take part in her The Celebration Tour. Last November, she opened up on her anger at the delays in releasing her biopic after a frustrating meeting with her agents and Hollywood execs. Writing on Instagram, the Queen of Pop said: "After struggling for days in LA, listening to producers and agents tell me why I couldn't make my film, I realised that everything in my life is going to be challenged. "No easy rides for me. I guess I should be grateful.. "It forces me to think outside the box. I did not have a normal life. I cannot make this in the normal way." 5 Madonna has been desperate to make a movie about her life for years Credit: Getty
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Madonna biopic gets fresh update from star – two years after it was shelved
THERE has been a fresh update on Madonna's planned biopic - two years after it was reportedly shelved. Actress Julia Garner was lined up to play the Hung Up hitmaker in a movie all about her life before it appeared to be left on the shelf over two years ago. 5 5 5 Now it seems that plans have been re-imagined with Julia now confirming she is still lined up to play the iconic popstar in a Netflix miniseries about her life. Madonna and Julia are working with filmmaker Shawn Levy on the project, which is in the early stages of development. Confirming that the project was still happening, despite the uncertainty, Julia told the SmartLess podcast: 'Yeah, I mean, that's supposed to still happen." Affirming her status as a huge fan of the Material Girl singer, Julia continued: 'It just came about. I knew they were doing a project, making a movie about it, and then I went out to audition. 'I kind of just wanted to see if I could do it, because I wasn't a trained dancer and I had to learn how to dance and then dance in front of her and convince her that I can dance, basically, and sing. "And sing with her!' She also opened up on how she has adopted a 'what would Madonna do' strategy to help cope with nerves. Julia added: ''OK, what would Madonna do?' Which is convince you that she deserves, you know, to be in this room, and I owned it. "I was kind of like, 'You can take it or leave it, but if you leave it, if I leave, then that's on you''. However, she did appear to hint that the project may still be far off hitting screens as she affirmed that "anything that's great, takes time". Madonna has been aiming to create a movie about her life for years. Her first planned project, titled Who's That Girl, appeared to be well on the way to fruition in 2023 but she soon put the brakes on in order to take part in her The Celebration Tour. Last November, she opened up on her anger at the delays in releasing her biopic after a frustrating meeting with her agents and Hollywood execs. Writing on Instagram, the Queen of Pop said: "After struggling for days in LA, listening to producers and agents tell me why I couldn't make my film, I realised that everything in my life is going to be challenged. "No easy rides for me. I guess I should be grateful.. "It forces me to think outside the box. I did not have a normal life. I cannot make this in the normal way." 5
Metro
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Actress shares major update on Madonna biopic after having to ‘convince' star
Julia Garner has revealed the Madonna biopic, in which she will play the music icon, is still in the works. She also reassured fans about the delay, saying that 'anything that's great…takes a long time'. The Ozark actress was reportedly cast as the Material Girl hitmaker in 2022 but months later, the project was placed on hold, and its fate has been up in the air ever since. However, Julia said in a new interview on Monday that it is 'supposed to still happen'. The Fantastic Four: First Steps star had been a fan of Madonna when she was growing up so knew she had to audition as soon as she heard the project was in the pipeline. She told the SmartLess podcast of her initial involvement with the biopic: 'It just came about… like I knew that they were doing a project, making a movie about it, and then I went out to audition. I kind of just wanted to see if I could do it.' The 31-year-old actress has no dance training, so she had to learn how to move and then show off her skills in front of Madonna herself – as well as sing with her – and 'convince' the 66-year-old that she could do both. Naturally, a very daunting situation – but the Inventing Anna star decided to channel the Vogue hitmaker during the nerve-wracking process. Explaining that she asked herself what Madonna would do, she added: 'Which is like convince you that she deserves to be in this room. And I owned it. I was like, 'You can take it or leave it, but if you leave it, if I leave, then that's on you.'' In July last year, Madonna revealed she was working on a new draft script for the biopic, which is expected to be titled Who's That Girl in a nod to the singer's 1987 movie and song of the same name. She will also be directing the movie. Madonna took to Instagram and posted a collection of photos of herself working on the script with the caption: 'I Need A-lot of Bandz to make this ……….. OKAY. (Story of my life) [sic].' The film was announced in 2020, and Oscar-winning Juno scribe Diablo Cody and Snow White's Erin Cressida Wilson were brought on to help the Like A Virgin hitmaker with the script and screenplay. However, in January 2023, it was revealed the film had been paused indefinitely at Universal Pictures. After the movie was shelved, Madonna went on her Celebration Tour in October 2023 to mark four decades in the music industry, but reportedly resumed work on the project once she got back home in June in the hopes she could finalise the script with Universal. An industry insider previously told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: 'Madonna has only just finished her tour but in her mind it is on to the next project and fulfilling her dream of getting the biopic made. 'Julia is still her lead actress and they have remained in touch for the past year, talking through ideas. They are committed to creating some magic.' The duo had also hyped up fans by being photographed together at a celebrity party in May that year, chowing down on chips, while Julia also appeared onstage during the tour with Madonna in December 2023. The Papa Don't Preach chart-topper had explained she wanted to both direct and write the movie because she wanted complete control over the project. She told Variety: 'I've had an extraordinary life, I must make an extraordinary film. 'It was also a pre-emptive strike because a lot of people were trying to make movies about me. Mostly misogynistic men. 'So I put my foot in the door and said, 'No one's going to tell my story, but me.'' More Trending Madonna would be following a line of musical biopics produced in recent years, including Queen film Bohemian Rhapsody, Sir Elton John movie Rocketman and the underperforming Better Man, based on the life of Robbie Williams. Garner is currently in cinemas as the Silver Surfer opposite Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach in the MCU's reboot of The Fantastic Four. It's enjoyed a strong opening, raking in $218million (£163.3m) already, surpassing the summer's other superhero flack in DC Studio's Superman from director James Gunn. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: These are the 10 best sci-fi films of all time according to film lovers MORE: Eddie Murphy confirms exciting new details of Shrek's Donkey spin-off MORE: 7 films celebrating women in sport after the Lionesses win Euro 2025
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Julia Garner offers update on Madonna biopic
Julia Garner still believes she will play Madonna on the big screen. The Ozark actress was cast as the Material Girl hitmaker in 2022 but months later, the project was placed on hold and its fate has been up in the air ever since. However, Julia insisted on the SmartLess podcast that the biopic is "supposed to still happen". The Fantastic Four: First Steps star had been a fan of Madonna when she was growing up so knew she had to audition as soon as she heard the project was in the pipeline. She said: 'It just came about… like I knew that they were doing a project, making a movie about it, and then I went out to audition. I kind of just wanted to see if I could do it.' The 31-year-old actress has no dance training so had to learn how to move and then show off her skills in front of Madonna herself, and she decided to channel the Vogue hitmaker during her audition. Explaining she asked herself what Madonna would do, she added: 'Which is like convince you that she deserves… to be in this room. And I owned it. I was like, 'You can take it or leave it, but if you leave it, if I leave, then that's on you.' ' In July last year, Madonna revealed she was working on a new draft script for the biopic, which will be titled Who's That Girl in a nod to the singer's 1987 movie and song of the same name. Madonna took to Instagram and posted a collection of photos of herself working on the script with the caption: 'I Need A-lot of Bandz to make this ……….. OKAY. (Story of my life) (sic).' The film was announced in 2020, and writers Diablo Cody and Erin Cressida Wilson were brought on to help the Like A Virgin hitmaker with the script and screenplay. However, in January 2023, it was revealed the film had been paused indefinitely at Universal Pictures. After the movie was shelved, Madonna went on her Celebration Tour in October 2023 to mark four decades in the music industry, but reportedly resumed work on the project once she got back home in June in the hopes she could finalise the script with Universal. An industry insider previously told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: 'Madonna has only just finished her tour but in her mind it is on to the next project and fulfilling her dream of getting the biopic made. 'Julia is still her lead actress and they have remained in touch for the past year, talking through ideas. They are committed to creating some magic.' The 'Vogue' chart-topper had explained she wanted to both direct and write the movie because she wanted complete control over the project. She told Variety: 'I've had an extraordinary life, I must make an extraordinary film. 'It was also a pre-emptive strike because a lot of people were trying to make movies about me. Mostly misogynistic men. 'So I put my foot in the door and said, 'No one's going to tell my story, but me.''
