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Madonna and Julia Garner Recreate 'Like a Virgin' in Venice, Reviving Buzz Around Apple’s The Studio and a Stalled Biopic

The nostalgia play doubles as a teaser for her first scripted TV role in over two decades.

Overview

  • Madonna and Julia Garner shared a gondola video from Venice on Monday, lip-syncing “Like a Virgin” in a clear nod to the 1984 clip.
  • Both are in Italy to film season two of Apple TV’s The Studio, an Emmy-winning Hollywood satire co-created by Seth Rogen.
  • Madonna captioned the post “Like a Virgin……. again and again” with an Italian flag emoji, using a visual echo of the original Mary Lambert video shot in Venice.
  • Coverage differs on the long-gestating Madonna biopic, with outlets describing it as on hold, previously shelved, or reworked, while reporting continues to link Garner to the lead role.
  • The new clip also drew social-media attention to their look-alike styling, even as the larger takeaway is Madonna’s on-camera return and renewed public interest in the biopic first announced in 2020.