Actor Julia Garner confirmed she’s taking part in famous person Madonna within the long-awaited biopic in regards to the performer’s life.
“I can’t say too much about it, but yes, it’s a work in progress,” the 31-year-old instructed W Journal in a video posted Wednesday.
Madonna first introduced in 2020 that she would co-write, together with Diablo Cody, and direct a biopic about her life and profession.
“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,” Madonna stated in an announcement on the time. “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.”
Rumors had flown for years that Garner would painting the Queen of Pop within the biopic, however Common Photos shelved the venture in 2023. Madonna then shared in a 2024 Instagram submit that she was engaged on the script once more, and this July, Garner stated on the “Smartless” podcast that the movie was “supposed to still happen” — with out fairly confirming that she’d landed the lead function.
On the time, Garner solely shared her audition expertise.
“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,” she stated. “And sing with her!”
Auditions to play Madonna within the biopic have been reportedly lengthy and grueling, with some describing the method as “Madonna Bootcamp.” Earlier than Garner formally landed the function, stars who have been reportedly up for the half included Florence Pugh, Alexa Demie, Bebe Rexha and Sky Ferreira.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, the audition course of included as much as 11-hour days that includes choreography periods with Madonna’s choreographer and the pop icon herself. At callbacks, hopefuls needed to learn and sing with Madonna.
Throughout a 2021 look on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Madonna stated she was taking the reins on her biopic as a result of, previously, males have been those who had tried to write down motion pictures about her.
“I’m thinking, why would these people make a movie about my life?” she stated. “There’s nothing true in the script. The guy who’s making it has no understanding of women, no appreciation of women, no respect for women.”
She later added: “There’s nobody on this planet that can write or direct, make a movie about me better than me. And that is just the truth.”
This received’t be Garner’s first time taking up the function of an actual individual. In 2022, she performed convicted con artist Anna Delvey in Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” and was nominated for a number of awards for her efficiency.
Neither Madonna nor Garner’s reps instantly responded to a request for remark.
