Hollywood is hung up on Madonna, however a biopic stays a frozen secret. Regardless, the legendary singer’s life goes to make it to display screen ultimately — though whether or not it will get to the small or huge display screen first is but to be decided. This week, “Weapons” star Julia Garner — who was introduced to star in a Madonna film manner again in 2022 — confirmed on the podcast “Smartless” that, despite reviews on the contrary, the mission “Like a Virgin” remains to be very a lot in gestation.
“That’s purported to nonetheless occur,” she mentioned (by way of Selection). Garner was set to star alongside Julia Fox, who would play Madonna BFF and frequent music video co-star Debi Mazar. Fox spoke with IndieWire in 2024 in regards to the film’s reported shelving by Common, seeming equally ambiguous.
“I do know it was gonna be both tour or film after which she went on tour,” Fox mentioned. “So I don’t know when the film will probably be selecting again up once more or after they’re going to begin engaged on it once more. However I didn’t hear something. I really don’t know … I imply, I’d nonetheless like to however I genuinely don’t know. They’re going again, you realize, after they’re like 19 they usually first meet. I really feel like I may need already aged out of that casting, however we’ll see.”
On Smartless, Garner mentioned she was enthused to tackle Madonna, as a result of she “simply needed to see if [she] may do it.” The movie was — or is — to be directed by the “Vogue” icon herself, for whom Garner auditioned. “I wasn’t a skilled dancer and I needed to learn to dance after which dance in entrance of her and persuade her that I can dance, principally, and sing… And sing together with her!” Garner associated.
Madonna shared on Instagram a yr in the past that she was nonetheless engaged on the screenplay. “I Want A-lot of Bandz to make this………..OKAY,” she wrote, including, “Story of my life.”
The film, nevertheless, isn’t the one Madonna story within the works. In Could, Deadline revealed {that a} Netflix collection is deliberate — and Garner does have an extended historical past with the streamer, remaining a mainstay with “Ozark,” “Inventing Anna,” and an upcoming restricted collection in regards to the cryptocurrency alternate FTX. The Madonna TV present could be government produced by the “A League of Their Personal” star, alongside “Stranger Issues” EP Shawn Levy.
Whether or not a collection or a movie, Madonna’s story could be the most recent boomer artist bio in what has turn out to be a dependable awards-friendly style. Simply final season, Timothée Chalamet earned an Oscar nod as Bob Dylan in “A Full Unknown,” whereas Kingsley Ben-Adir additionally acquired stellar notices for his portrayal of Bob Marley. Lately, Austin Butler was nominated for his function in and as “Elvis,” and Rami Malek gained the Academy Award for taking part in Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” This doesn’t even start to the touch on the boomer artist docs — just like the Grammy-winning “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” or the Peter Jackson-directed “The Beatles: Get Again.”
As for Madonna, when no matter it turns into will occur stays unsure. In any case, life is a thriller, as she informed us in “Like a Prayer.” At any time when a movie drops, although, Garner assures it is going to be worthwhile. “Something that’s nice… takes a very long time,” she mentioned.
