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Madonna has teamed with screenwriter Diablo Cody, producer Amy Pascal and Universal for a biopic on herself.

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00:00I hear you call my name, and it feels like hope, just like a prayer.

00:11Our prayers have been answered. Madonna is set to express herself on the big screen.

00:16The material girl is teaming up with screenwriter Diablo Cody,

00:19producer Amy Pascal, and Universal for a biopic on herself.

00:23In this case, it's better to call the project an auto-biopic since the music and pop culture icon

00:28is not only co-writing the script with Cody, who won an Oscar for writing Juno,

00:32but directing the project as well. Madonna shared the exciting news, saying,

00:36I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist,

00:40a musician, a dancer, a human being, trying to make her way in this world.

00:44The focus of this film will always be music. Music has kept me going, and art has kept me alive.

00:50There are so many untold and inspiring stories, and who better to tell it than me?

00:55It's essential to share the rollercoaster ride of my life with my voice and vision.

01:00Madonna and Cody have been teasing the news on Instagram, and while the project is currently

01:03untitled, the singer-songwriter does call it live to tell at one point.

01:15Madonna's career spans almost four decades and has gone far beyond music, making waves into art,

01:20movies, fashion, and charity. She burst into the 1980s music scene and established herself as the

01:25queen of pop with best-selling albums such as Like a Virgin, True Blue, and Like a Prayer,

01:31pushing the envelope of topics such as sex and religion and race, and establishing herself as a

01:36feminist icon.

01:45Madonna's continued relevance has been due to her fearlessness in reinventing herself,

01:49something she did with her music in the 1990s and when she moved into directing. Along the way,

01:54she was certified the best-selling female music artist in history, selling 335 million records

02:00worldwide and remaining the highest-grossing solo touring artist of all time. Universal Filmed

02:06Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley gushed about the pop star in a statement saying,

02:10Madonna is the ultimate icon, humanitarian artist, and rebel. With her singular gift of creating art

02:16that is as accessible as it is boundary-pushing, she has shaped our culture in a way very few others have.

02:22Madonna being front and center to guide her own biopic should not be a surprise from anyone who has

02:37followed her career, but it is noteworthy since most biopics, when based on people or musical acts,

02:42tend to have their subjects as consultants and executive producers. For more on this story,

02:46head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.