Overview
- Variety and other outlets reported Tuesday that Madonna will appear in a two-episode arc in Season 2 of Apple TV+’s The Studio that riffs on her canceled biopic, though reps have not confirmed details.
- Set photos from Venice show Madonna filming with Julia Garner, who is reported to play the in-show lead, including a gondola moment that nods to the Like a Virgin video.
- The plot is said to recast Seth Rogen’s fictional Continental Studios as the producer taking the film to the Venice Film Festival to chase awards heat, with insiders adding Madonna is not depicted as the director.
- Donald Glover was photographed on the Italian set with Madonna and Garner, and the appearance would be her first on-screen acting role since a 2003 Will & Grace cameo.
- The real biopic began at Universal in 2021 with Garner cast in 2022 before it was shelved in 2023, and Netflix is now developing a separate autobiographical series that is not expected to feature Garner.