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17.03.2022 - 15:45 / usmagazine.com
No shortcuts! Madonna is working hard on her biopic, and she’s making sure every single detail is up to her standards, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
“This biopic means the world to her,” the source says of the pop icon, 63. “She’s throwing her heart and soul into it and is determined to make the project as successful as Elton John did with Rocketman.”
The “Like a Prayer” songstress confirmed in 2020 that she is cowriting and directing the film about her life, which is still in the early stages of production. “The reason I’m doing it is because a bunch of people have tried to write movies about me, but they’re always men,” the Michigan native explained during an October 2021 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “[Universal] sent me the script because they wanted my blessing. And I read it and it was the most hideous, superficial crap I ever read.”
The Desperately Seeking Susan actress went on to say that she heard a “misogynist” male director was attached to the project. “Finally, I just threw down the gauntlet,” she added.
“Nobody is going to boss her around on this,” the source tells Us of the movie, which doesn’t yet have a release date. “She’s taking her time to ensure the right actors are picked and that the plot line is both accurate and fair to those who are portrayed in the movie.”
No cast announcements have been made, but speculation about which actress will play Madonna has reached a fever pitch in recent weeks. Actresses including Florence Pugh, Julia Garner, Alexa Demie, Emma Laird and Sydney Sweeney have all been rumored to be in the running alongside musicians Sky Ferreira and Bebe Rexha.
“Auditions for my film are a surreal experience,” the Evita star wrote via
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EXCLUSIVE: Gugu Mbatha-Raw is set for the female lead opposite Kevin Hart in the Netflix action thriller Lift. Rounding out the cast is Vincent D’Onofrio, Billy Magnussen, Úrsula Corberó, Yun Jee Kim, Viveik Kalra, and Paul Anderson F. Gary Gray will direct the pic with Dan Kunka penning the script. Netflix landed the highly coveted package last fall.
NEW YORK -- Richard Howard, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet celebrated for his exuberant monologues of historical figures and a prolific translator who helped introduce readers to a wide range of French literature, has died at age 92.Howard, a professor emeritus at Columbia University, died Thursday at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York. His husband, David Alexander, told The Associated Press that he had dementia.Over a 50-year period, Howard’s poetry, essays and translations totaled well over 200 books and established him as a vital literary creator, commentator and interpreter.
died Friday in Colombia, had a heart that weighed double the average for men his age, according to a new report.Forensic experts during an examination found Hawkins heart weighed “at least 600 grams,” double the average of 300 to 350 grams, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.Hawkins, 50, was found dead Friday in a hotel room at the Four Seasons Casa Medina in Bogota. In his room, there were multiple drugs found, according to a report that cited Colombia authorities.“Colombian authorities found: marijuana, antidepressants, opioids, heroine [sic].
Johnny Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, can argue to a jury that she should be protected from a libel lawsuit because her 2018 op-ed on domestic violence deals with a matter of public interest, a judge ruled Thursday.
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Johnny Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, can argue to a jury that she should be protected from a libel lawsuit because her 2018 op-ed on domestic violence deals with a matter of public interest, a judge ruled Thursday.Depp sued Heard for libel in Virginia after The Washington Post published her opinion piece.
Amber Heard is hard at work on her new movie!
Naman Ramachandran Universal Pictures‘ “Jurassic World Dominion” stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard have launched a competition for young U.K. fans of the dino franchise to design a British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) black card. The black card is the card that has the film’s rating and BBFC approval for cinematic screenings.
There likely won’t be a red carpet rolled out in front of the Fairfax County courthouse, but some big names are coming to Johnny Depp’s now $100 million defamation battle with ex-wife Amber Heard when the long delayed trial starts next month.
Samuel L. Jackson is just as eager to get back to the Star Wars franchise as fans are for him to make a return. During a recent live taping of the podcast, the star revealed that he's lobbied for his Jedi Master character, Mace Windu, to make a return much like how other past franchise stars have made it back into the fold in recent years.«There's a huge history of people with one hand returning in ,'» Jackson joked, referring to both Anakin Skywalker severing his character's right hand before his eventual murder by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, as well as the multiple Skywalkers who have lost a hand. Jackson played Mace in the prequel trilogy alongside stars Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Natalie Portman (Padmé Amidala). He reprised the role for the 2008 animated film and voiced the character in 2019's The character has also appeared in various books, comics and video games, as well as the television series voiced by Terrence C.
EXCLUSIVE: Seoul Street is adapting Suzanne Park’s best-selling novel Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous for the big screen.
While fans of “Star Wars” and Lucasfilm would both argue that “The Mandalorian” is a NEW series about NEW characters in the galaxy far, far away, there’s an argument to be made that Mando (the character and the show) is just an excuse to continue to mine the characters and stories of the franchise’s past. Hell, we even got the return of a young-ish Luke “Uncanny Valley” Skywalker.
Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThere’s something missing from Adrian Lyne’s “Deep Water,” and it’s not just the body of Martin McRae, the last unfortunate rival to get a little too friendly with Vic Van Allen’s wife. Vic (Ben Affleck) and Melinda (Ana de Armas) have an open marriage, but her … distractions have a habit of disappearing, and so do pretty much all ties to recognizable human behavior in the “Fatal Attaction” director’s unexpectedly cool-headed adaptation of the 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel for Hulu.
Al Roker is celebrating a major health and wellness milestone!
Al Roker is celebrating a major health and wellness milestone! On Wednesday, the show anchor celebrated 20 years of his weight loss journey. “Hard to believe it was 20 years ago today, I wore these size 54 Levi jeans to my #gastricbypass at 340 lbs and here I am today,” he wrote. “It’s still a struggle but I’m never going back. I have setbacks and struggle every day, but I never forget how far I’ve come.” The photo carousel began with the TV personality holding the jeans that he wore 20 years ago, prior to his weight loss.