NEW YORK ā A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself.
Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the studio is developing an untitled film about the pop star that Madonna will direct and co-write with āJunoā scribe Diablo Cody. Madonna said she wants the film to convey āthe incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer ā a human being, trying to make her way in this world.ā
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āThe focus of this film will always be music," said Madonna in a statement. "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. Itās essential to share the roller coaster ride of my life with my voice and vision.ā
The film will be produced by Amy Pascal, the former Sony Pictures chief who produced āA League of their Own,ā the 1992 film co-starring Madonna.
āThis movie is an absolute labor of love for me,ā said Pascal. āI have known Madonna since we made āA League of Their Ownā together, and I canāt imagine anything more thrilling than collaborating with her and Diablo on bringing her true-life story to the big screen with Donna (Langley) and our partners at Universal.ā
Madonna, 62, previously directed the 2008 British drama āFilth and Wisdomā and the 2011 period drama āW.E.,ā with Abbie Corning and Andrea Riseborough. Madonna, whose last album was 2019's āMadame X,ā has sold 335 million records worldwide in her career.