Madonna Says Her Biopic Was Scrapped Due to Cost: “I’ve Had a Huge Life, so I Needed a Big Budget”
Madonna said she needed a larger budget for the film and spent years developing it before Universal and Netflix efforts stalled.
- On Monday, Madonna revealed in an Interview Magazine cover story that her long-awaited biopic was scrapped after a 'falling out' with Universal Studios over budget disagreements.
- Madonna spent two years developing the script at Universal Studios, but the studio refused to provide the 'big budget' she deemed necessary to portray her 'extraordinary life,' leading to the project's collapse.
- After the film stalled, Madonna attempted to pivot to Netflix but faced complications reclaiming her script rights and failed to find a suitable showrunner after eight or nine months of searching.
- With the biopic shelved, Madonna is channeling her creative energy into her 15th studio record, Confessions II, arriving July 3 as a spiritual successor to her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor.
- Madonna will co-headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup halftime show alongside Shakira and BTS, marking a significant global performance opportunity beyond the scrapped film project.
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Madonna On Universal Axing Biopic: "I've Had a Huge Life, So I Needed a Big Budget"
Madonna is opening up about the biopic that Universal Pictures axed and revealing why it did not move forward. In a new interview, the Material Girl said the main reason the biopic was shelved was the budget. “I was supposed to make a movie about my life. I worked on my script for two years […]
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Madonna has revealed why the long-awaited biographical film about her life never got off the ground. In an interview with Interview Magazine, the singer stated that film studio Universal Pictures pulled the plug on the project due to budgetary problems.
Madonna Says Studio Falling-Out Delaying Biopic Film
Photo Credit: Photo by Santiago Felipe/GC Images The Madonna biopic, “Who’s That Girl,” which was set to star Julia Garner, has been cancelled following budget disputes with Universal Studios. The Queen of Pop was originally set to direct the film herself, with Emmy winner Garner playing her younger self, but she later had a “falling out” with Universal Studios over budget issues. Madonna explains why her biopic has been delayed again Speaking t…
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