Inventing Anna star Julia Garner offered lead role in Madonna biopic
Bitch, Julia Garner is Madonna. According to Variety, sources familiar with the upcoming biopic said Garner beat “over a dozen candidates” during the audition process – including Black Widow’s Florence Pugh and Euphoria’s Alexa Demie – and her team is “considering and expected” to accept the offer.
The film will chronicle how Madonna earned her ‘Queen of Pop’ moniker and became the best-selling female artist in history – with over 300 million records sold – as well as the highest-grossing solo touring artist of all time.
In a prior statement, Madonna said her aim is 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.” “The focus of this film will always be music,” she continued. “Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive.
There are so many untold and inspiring stories, and who better to tell it than me?” Following the exit of Juno director Diablo Cody, Madonna is expected to helm the Universal Pictures biopic, while Amy Pascal is attached as a producer.
