Madonna co-writing biopic with Oscar winner Diablo Cody

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Luke Bryan enjoys a close and often hilarious relationship with his American Idol co-judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry.MORE: Luke Bryan's five children and their mothers – and the heartfelt story behind his family unitIn a new interview with Good Morning America, the country superstar opened up about his relationship with Katy in the run-up to her Las Vegas residency and how that extended to her fiancé Orlando Bloom.WATCH: Chayce Beckham wins American Idol 2021"Anything Katy does, she sends stuff to create more anxiety," he said to the amusement of GMA hosts Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, who could be heard laughing in the background."She's like 'Wow. Big stage, be ready','Wow, get ready for the dry air of Las Vegas', I'm like 'Katy!'" he joked.MORE: Katy Perry reveals wedding news after claims she secretly wed Orlando BloomHowever, he revealed that there was nothing but love between the two, perhaps veering on being closer than you'd expect when Orlando comes into the mix."Me and her, even as years have gone, we have an even more fun friendship and a great working relationship," he gushed about the Firework singer.A post shared by Good Morning America (@goodmorningamerica)Luke joked about Katy being "jealous" of his relationship with Orlando BloomHe then added: "She's really a little jealous because she believes Orlando kind of…might have a little man crush on me. "Because Orlando came to Nashville and I had all these outdoor activities planned for him.

Madonna style, the lucky star is all set to direct her own biopic about her professional career and personal life in a new film produced by Universal, trending on social media for the iconic choice of director, and working alongside Diablo Cody, the brilliant Oscar-winning director of popular cult films, such as Juno, starring Ellen Page and Jennifer’s Body, starring Megan Fox.The pop superstar has been reportedly working on script sessions, co-writing the motion picture with Cody.

Pop icon Madonna is taking to the silver screen again this time to direct a movie about her own life.And never one to shy away from the spotlight the Material Girl singer will both direct and co-write the new flick.Universal Pictures revealed the 62-year-old will join forces with Oscar-winning “Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody on the script.Madonna is the best-selling female music artist of all time with global sales of 335 million records.Over her five-decade career, she also acted in movies including “Evita” and “A League of Their Own” and directed and wrote 2011 film “W./E.” about the British royal abdication scandal in the 1930s.In a statement Madonna revealed her reasons for making the movie.‘I want to convey the incredible journey that

Madonna has officially announced that she is co-writing and will direct an as-yet-untitled film based on her own life.The musician has been hinting that she is working on a screenplay in recent weeks, posting pictures and videos of herself and co-writer Diablo Cody working together on Instagram. Fans already believed that project to be a biopic – with rumours circulating last month that actor Julia Garner had signed up to play the star, although that has not yet been confirmed.In a new statement, Madonna says: “I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer – a human being, trying to make her way in this world.

Madonna is set to direct a biopic telling the story of her life and career as one of the biggest pop stars in the world.

The Material Girl has lived long enough to tell and express herself on the big screen. Madonna has teamed with screenwriter Diablo Cody, producer Amy Pascal and Universal for a biopic on herself.

Madonna is concentrating on director and screenwriter for the time being.On Tuesday, Universal Pictures announced that Madonna is set to direct an auto-biopic of her untold life's story, from her early days in New York City to becoming an icon of the music biz. She is currently co-writing the screenplay with Oscar winner Diablo Cody.«I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer — a human being, trying to make her way in this world,» Madonna said in a statement. «The focus of this film will always be music.

Often, when you see reviews of film biopics, there’s the criticism that the filmmaker took liberties with personal events and situations to make for better plotting. Most recently, you can see a lot of artistic license in the Oscar-winning film, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” However, one way to get around that criticism is to make sure the subject of the biopic writes and directs the film, which is what Universal is doing with the studio’s upcoming Madonna biopic.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterLooks like Madonna is her own lucky star.In what seems to be an unprecedented creative move, the pop icon has stepped up to direct a film about her life and career — one that’s been heavily teased on her social media accounts, through script sessions with her Oscar-winning co-writer Diablo Cody.That Madonna, whose staggering five-decade career has seen countless musical reinventions and a run at filmmaking and acting, would direct her own journey from New York City’s slums to the heights of global stardom is beyond rare.

posted a more than hourlong Instagram Live video of herself working with “Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody on her biopic. Several times during the video, Cody can be seen surreptitiously giving Jim Halpert-esque looks to the camera a la “The Office.”The meandering video opens with the pair discussing a scene where Madonna’s sister Paula Ciccone confronts the singer in London while she was filming director Alan Parker’s screen adaptation of the musical “Evita.”“I was totally and utterly intimidated by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and the story of Eva Perón, the real historical story, and living up to all the great singers and actresses who had played her before me,” the “Like a Virgin” chanteuse remembered.

Madonna has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the writing process for the upcoming biopic she is currently working on.The pop star is collaborating with Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody on a film about her life and career.In an hour-long Instagram Live last night (September 10), Madonna and Cody discussed where they were at with the film so far. The musician described it as being about her “struggle as an artist trying to survive in a man’s world,” covering a journey she called “happy, sad, mad, crazy, good, bad and ugly”.Speaking about some of the moments that will be included in the movie, Madonna cited her time “coming up as an artist in Manhattan in the early ‘80s” around artists including Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.