Fans are losing it over rumors Madonna biopic might not happen because of “nightmare” production
Madonna stans have been having a collective meltdown the past few days after rumors began swirling over the weekend that her self-written/directed/produced biopic was on the verge of being shelved.It all started when a Twitter account that peddles in celebrity gossip posted a screenshot of an alleged DM from someone claiming to be a Madonna insider who said the hotly-anticipated biopic “might actually not happen.”According to the unnamed source, the project is a “nightmare”, the script needs “constant changes”, and the whole thing is “costing a ton of money.”Ah, yes.
Sounds highly credible to us!According to a new post from @deuxmoiworld, the biopic May no longer be happening anymore pic.twitter.com/j1chExjp7W— The Madonna Bible : a FAN account! (@madonnabible_) August 26, 2022While all of those claims sound plausible, they are also extremely vague, impossible to verify, and not unlike 90% of films when they’re in development.
They don’t call it “development hell” for nothing, after all.The claims also don’t align with what Madonna herself just said about the project to Variety earlier this month during a Q&A to promote her new remix album Finally Enough Love, which debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200.“I have a very long script that is really hard for me to make shorter,” she said. “I’ve been whittling away at it, but it’s like hacking off my limbs.”Related: WATCH: Madonna’s “bad influence” is all over the new trailer for the Weird Al biopicWhen asked why she decided to write and direct her own biopic, the singer replied, “I’ve had an extraordinary life, I must make an extraordinary film.