- Julia Garner is Universal’s preferred choice to play Madonna in a biopic.
- The Emmy winner has been front-runner since the beginning of the year.
- Various criteria are still in play, including budget and creative aspects, such as length.
According to Deadline, Julia Garner is Universal Pictures’ preferred pick to play Madonna in a future biopic. The Emmy winner has been the front-runner since the beginning of the year, but insiders say that an offer has yet to be made because various criteria are still in play, including the budget and some creative aspects, such as the length of the film.
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Madonna is directing the picture, which is based on a Diablo Cody book, and has gone to great lengths in the auditioning process, putting actors through a boot camp that included dance and singing tests.
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The studio has made it plain that it needs at the very least a name that people recognise, and Garner has long been that person, thanks to her leading lady reputation as a result of her breakout appearances in Ozark and, most recently, Inventing Anna. She is presently filming Apartment 7A for Paramount.
