Madonna’s biography was canceled due to her desire for “almost complete” control of the project

The long-awaited Madonna biopic, which the singer wanted to co-write and star in Ozark star Julia Garner, was unexpectedly canceled earlier this week.

Universal Pictures announced the decision after the Queen of Pop revealed she would be embarking on a world tour to mark her 40th anniversary.

right Now, American sun She stated that the biopic, which was greenlit in 2020, had been shelved in part due to her insistence on having ‘almost complete’ control over the operation as well as her ‘circus antics’ on social media.

An outlandish and controversial posts made by The Rebel Heart on social media have left studio executives “confused,” a person familiar with the publication said.

“Madonna hasn’t been doing herself any favors by acting weird on social media during this whole process,” the source continued.

She signed a contract to shoot this movie and that should have been her signal to stop the circus behavior, stop chasing likes, and just buckle up and get this movie right.

While her edgy, sometimes hilarious posts often play well with her die-hard fans, she also alienated the bosses at Universal.

The source explained, “The studio executives were watching what Madonna posted during these months as she was supposed to write it and they were left at a loss.”

The Express Yourself star’s social media controversies included a racy video of herself wearing underwear alongside a healthy photo of her four youngest on Christmas Day, which some commenters found “uncomfortable”.

Among her other antics: a video of her wearing black lace masks while holding horseback rides in December; a clip showing her licking water from a dog bowl after suggestively posing with bottles of sriracha and mustard; and lip-syncing a rap about punching people in the “mother’s face” with the caption: “Well, wait, b**ch.”

The mother-of-six also left many confused by her October posting of her appearing to be gay before making a “confession” that she had never been circumcised.

And earlier in April, she dropped a pre-Grammy Awards video that showed her bizarre ‘frozen face’ while wearing a sheer top.

Reportedly, executives at Universal didn’t like seeing the seemingly endless postings when you were supposed to be focusing on writing and autobiography.

Garner, 28, and the Emmy-winning actress, reportedly went through a grueling audition process to land the role over competition that reportedly included Euphoria star Sidney Sweeney, 25, and Darling doesn’t worry. Florence Pugh, 27, among others.

The casting process was described as a boot camp where the actresses were rehearsed with grueling 11-hour dance sessions and readings from Madonna’s mentoring, as well as further auditions where they had to sing in front of her.

Over the past three years, Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone), 64, has reportedly copied several screenwriters, including Academy Award winner Diablo Cody.

But Cody, 44, eventually quit in April 2021 after finding Madonna too difficult to work with, The Sun reported at the time.

“I have a really long script that’s really hard to make,” Madonna admitted last summer. “I’ve been going through it, but it’s like cutting off my limbs.”

Studio officials had hoped that Cody would be a stable, grounded hand at the wheel of the project, but in the end it was revealed that she would only be committed to helping with the first draft of the script, due to her other projects and personal responsibilities as a mother.

“It was an uphill battle after she left, even though she insisted on doing more writing,” this person familiar with the situation insisted, before revealing that the singer-songwriter insisted on putting out the autobiography, despite Madonna insisting on doing more writing herself. .

Rumors of a new tour began circulating earlier this month, which Madonna will end up confirming on her website and social media.

According to a press release, Celebration tour It will take us on Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades and pay homage to New York City where she began her music career.

Initially, it culminated in 35 shows both in North America and Europe, but in light of popular demand by fans, several more dates were added.

The celebration tour is currently scheduled to kick off at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on July 15, run through 2023, and end with a performance at the Kia Forum in Inglewood in Los Angeles on January 8 of next year.