Julia Garner

Madonna's self-directed biopic has been the subject of speculation for months, specifically when it comes to casting the highly-sought lead role.

The star said she's hated scripts about herself in the past so much that she called agents and studio heads to "threaten them and say that I will stand in front of the building and protest and make everybody's life a misery if they go through with it." Aside from her popular turns on Netflix, Garner's also starred in movies like "The Assistant" and "Electrick Children," both of which include layered yet subtle performances of characters whose arcs happen quietly. It's worth noting that, according to Variety, the "Ozark" and "Inventing Anna" actress hasn't officially accepted the role yet, but the offer marks a major step forward for the film that's been in the works since 2020.

Julia Garner will play Madonna in an upcoming biopic directed by the star, after Alexa Demie, Florence Pugh, Bebe Rexha, and Sky Ferreira were also ...

That’s on top of this being the second attempted Madonna biopic, after Universal’s Blonde Ambition didn’t make it through the wilderness of development. Julia Garner is set to get into the groove as Madonna in the pop icon’s upcoming biopic, Variety reports. It really was the first star we saw all along.

Julia Garner is the top choice to play Madonna in an upcoming biopic at Universal Pictures sources confirmed to Deadline.

Madonna is directing the film based on a script by Diablo Cody and has been meticulous in the casting process putting talent through a boot camp that included testing on dancing and singing. The studio has made it clear it needed at the very least a name audiences recognize and Garner has been that person for some time given her leading lady status following star making roles in Ozark and most recently Inventing Anna. She is currently filming the Paramount thriller Apartment 7A. Julia Garner is the top choice to play Madonna in an upcoming biopic at Universal Pictures sources confirmed to Deadline. The Emmy-winner has been the front-runner since the top of the year but insiders add the reason an offer hasn’t gone out yet is there are still several things in play which include the budget as well as some creative factors which include how long the film is.

Madonna and Universal Pictures have offered Julia Garner the coveted leading role in the singer's upcoming biopic, sources say.

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. A production timeline and other principal cast is still unknown. Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley won the script in a multi-studio bidding war, and Amy Pascal is attached as a producer.

Julia Garner has reportedly been offered the role of Madonna in the upcoming biopic about the pop icon.

— Zoë Rose Bryant (@ZoeRoseBryant)June 7, 2022 A performer as powerful as Garner will embody this role to the FULLEST extent.pic.twitter.com/uMlmyR2IN1 — ✨ (@heyjaeee)June 7, 2022 — Zoë Rose Bryant (@ZoeRoseBryant)June 7, 2022 See some of the best reactions we compiled below. Other actresses who auditioned for the coveted role include Florence Pugh, Odessa Young and Alexa Demie.

Julia Garner is in talks to play the pop icon in the biopic from Universal that will be directed by Madonna.

Other actresses who were considered for the role include Florence Pugh, Odessa Young and Alexa Demie, among a multitude of others. “The reason I’m doing it is because a bunch of people have tried to write movies about me, but they’re always men,” Madonna said in October during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Brett Ratner’s RatPac and Michael De Luca were previously attached to produce a biopic about the singer for Universal based on the 2016 Black List script Blonde Ambition. In 2020, it was announced that the singer would be directing a biopic for Universal and co-writing the screenplay with Oscar-winner Diablo Cody. Wilson later took over co-writing duties. Julia Garner is the frontrunner to land the role of the pop icon in the biopic from Universal that will be directed by Madonna herself, but it is currently unclear at what stage the dealmaking is in.

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Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. The movie has been in the works since 2020 and upon the initial announcement, Madonna - who is the best-selling female artist in history with sales of more than 300 million - claimed that it was "essential" that she shre the "roller coaster ride" of her life on screen. Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in a new biopic.

"The Madonna project is in active development," a source tells PEOPLE.

"I don't have that much energy to do what she does," she added. "People always ask me about Madonna. She's a dear friend. the mother of six captioned a series of selfies on

Garner reported to have beat out hopefuls including Florence Pugh and Alexa Demie to play the singer in the telling of her own life story.

The biopic would mark Madonna’s third feature film as director, after the London-set comedy-drama Filth and Wisdom from 2008 and the Wallis Simpson/Edward VIII biopic W.E., which was released in 2012. Anyone else who tries is a charlatan and a fool … Why would Universal Studios want to make a movie about me based on a script that is all lies???” An earlier attempt to mount a Madonna biopic derailed after the musician herself vocally criticised the script on social media.

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In 2020, she shared her talent for impressions with Jimmy Fallon, giving her best Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani on an episode of the Tonight Show. Garner is, according to the outlet, the front-runner of nearly a dozen candidates, which included Florence Pugh and Euphoria's Alexa Demie, as well as singers Bebe Rexha and Sky Ferreira. Her team is expected to accept the offer soon, however nothing is set in stone quite yet. Julia Garner, the actor best-known for her Emmy-winning turn as Ruth Langmore on Netflix's dark thriller Ozark, as well as her spot-on impression of Anna Delvey, a.k.a Anna Sorokin, in Inventing Anna, has been offered the role of Madonna in the queen of pop's forthcoming biopic, Variety reports.

"Ozark" star Julia Garner has reportedly been offered the role of the Queen of Pop Madonna and is considering accepting the part.

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. Another insider dished to People on Tuesday that “the ‘Madonna’ project is in active development, and Julia Garner is the choice to play Madonna in the biopic.” “Ozark” star Julia Garner has reportedly been offered the role of Madonna in an upcoming Universal biopic, a source told Variety.

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Speaking about the film on The Tonight Show in October 2021, Madonna said that she wanted to take the reins as both a writer and director because previous attempts to dramatise her rise had been so misguided. Entertainment Weekly then reported that the bombshell was in talks to join the cast as Madonna's best friend, the actor Debi Mazar. Per The Hollywood Reporter, these included Little Women's Florence Pugh, Euphoria's Alexa Demie, Australian indie darling Odessa Young, and newcomer Emma Laird, as well as singers Bebe Rexha and Sky Ferreira. The auditions that some advanced to were described as "grueling" by sources with knowledge of the project, who added that they involved singing, acting and intense, sometimes 11-hours-long sessions with Madonna and her choreographer.