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Julia Garner Revives Madonna Biopic Amid Netflix Series Plans

9/4/2025

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Julia Garner will portray Madonna in a biopic, describing it as a "work in progress" in a W Magazine interview.
Garner admires Madonna's music, highlighting songs like "Borderline" and "Papa Don’t Preach."
The biopic experienced delays, with earlier reports suggesting it was scrapped, but Madonna is now reviving the project.
Madonna is also creating a TV series about her life for Netflix.

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Story summary

Julia Garner will portray Madonna in a biopic, describing it as a "work in progress" in a W Magazine interview.
Garner admires Madonna's music, highlighting songs like "Borderline" and "Papa Don’t Preach."
The biopic experienced delays, with earlier reports suggesting it was scrapped, but Madonna is now reviving the project.
Madonna is also creating a TV series about her life for Netflix.