The Biopic Of MADONNA Is Getting Back On Track Almost After 18 Months...

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The biopic featuring the singer's starry career was initially planned to be helmed by Universal Pictures but the venture collapsed in January 2023, now expected to be revived again.

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00:00Madonna recently posted on Instagram showcasing a series of photos of herself using a typewriter

00:07surrounded by various papers.

00:10One of the images displays a possible title, Who's That Girl, which pays homage to her

00:151987 song and movie of the same name appearing on the first page of what seems to be a script.

00:23The script gives another hint with the mention of Madonna and ECW contributing to rewrites

00:29which appears to indicate that secretary writer Erin Cressida Wilson was involved in the project

00:35after Diablo Cody had to leave.

00:39Initially, Emmie Pascal was assigned as a producer of the film.

00:44The Hollywood Reporter was informed by a source that the movie project faced constant challenges

00:50during development and the scripts underwent multiple revisions, all of which exceeded

00:55180 pages.

00:57Discussions occurred regarding dividing the movie into two parts or creating a mini-series

01:02but these ideas never materialised.

01:05At the time, the source stated condensing 40 years of success into a single movie is

01:10a daunting task.

01:13The biopic was scheduled to be directed by Madonna.

01:16Julia Garner had emerged as the top choice to portray the iconic artist after a rigorous

01:22audition process that involved several contenders such as Floor and Park, Odessa Young and Alexa

01:28Demi competing for the lead role.

01:31The candidates took part in gruelling and sometimes 11 hours of dance practice sessions

01:36with Madonna's choreographer and the artist herself.

01:40Currently, it remains uncertain whether Universal is still involved in the project.

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