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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.

The Ozark and Inventing Anna star reportedly beat Florence Pugh, Alexa Demie and Bebe Rexha to score the role. By Dani Maher. Julia Garner standing in front ...

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. In February, she was asked about the possibility on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, but remained tight-lipped about her involvement. “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,” she said.

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.

'Inventing Anna' star Julia Garner has been offered the lead role in the upcoming Madonna biopic. Here, we break down everything you need to know the ...

The unnamed project was revealed by Madonna herself back in 2020. Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. As it seems, playing the legendary musician is no easy feat.

The life story of the Queen of Pop is set to be turned into a movie by Universal Pictures and 28-year-old actress Julia - who is known for playing scheming ...

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.

An upcoming biopic focusing on the Queen of Pop may have found its lead actress, with American actress Julia Garner reportedly offered the role of Madonna.

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. Previously, Garner had been listed among a number of actresses in contention for the role, including the likes of Florence Pugh (Black Widow, Hawkeye), Alexa Demie (Euphoria), Emma Laird (Mayor Of Kingstown), and Australia’s Odessa Young (The Stand, The Staircase). A number of musicians had also been considered, with Bebe Rexha and Sky Ferreira named as part of the search. An upcoming biopic focusing on the Queen of Pop may have found its lead actress, with American actress Julia Garner (Ozark, Inventing Anna) reportedly offered the role of Madonna.

Los Angeles: 'Ozark' actor Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in an upcoming biopic about the pop icon.

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. “The focus of this film will always be music. Los Angeles: ‘Ozark’ actor Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in an upcoming biopic about the pop icon.

Madonna has been developing a biographical film about her life for some time, and reports have emerged producers have found her lucky star.

“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.” “Nobody knows what I know and what I have seen,” Madonna said of the project back in 2020. Developed by Madonna and Juno writer Diablo Cody, not much else is known about the project, such as which period(s) of her life the film will cover.

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.

Don't tell Marty Byrde, but Ruth has a new gig. Julia Garner, the actor best-known for her Emmy-winning turn as Ruth Langmore on Netflix's dark thriller Ozark, ...

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.

Here's everything we know so far about the upcoming Madonna biopic, from the news that Julia Garner will take the lead to reports that Julia Fox will be ...

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.

Garner is reported to have beat out Florence Pugh, Euphoria star Alexa Demie and Aussie actress Odessa Young for the role in the musical biopic directed by ...

It’s essential to share the rollercoaster ride of my life with my voice and vision.” The movie is being produced by Universal Pictures, and is said to follow the early days of the Queen of Reinvention as she desperately seeks – and finds – stardom in New York. The 'Queen of Pop' herself is set to helm the upcoming movie about her life and times.

'Ozark' actor Julia Garner has reportedly been offered the role of Madonna in her upcoming biopic, after auditioning earlier this year.

Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. Another source claims Garner is “considering and expected to accept the offer”. Julia Garner has reportedly been offered the role of Madonna in an upcoming biopic.

Julia Garner has been offered the leading role in the upcoming Madonna biopic, directed by Madonna herself, after a gruelling audition process.

The focus of the film will be music, in addition to the untold stories of Madonna's own life. Garner has yet to have a real breakout role on the big screen, and it's hard to imagine a better opportunity than this. None other than Madonna herself will be directing the film, with Amy Pascal (Barbie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) producing.