Rumor has it…that Madonna‘s first born Laurdes Leon, 25, is in the running to play the pop icon in her upcoming biopic.
Madonna started working on the script a year ago with Academy Award winner Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body), but for reasons unknown (most likely creative differences) has switched screenwriters and is now collaborating with Erin Wilson (The Girl on the Train) on the script’s final draft.
The Mirror is reporting the rumor regarding Lola, but Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Madonna is looking at Kanye West’s current muse actress Julia Fox to play Madonna’s longtime friend Debi Mazar.
A source told The Mirrorthat the movie will open in the 70s, when Madonna was struggling to get her career of the ground.
“It’s going to be a powerful and true depiction of Madonna’s life – think Bohemian Rhapsody, not Mamma Mia!” they said.
The singer also expressed her gratitude at having lived through “through four decades of censorship… sexism… ageism and misogyny”.
I am really looking forward to seeing this biopic on the big screen, but I don’t know how I feel about Lola playing her mother, if this rumor turns out to be true.
Celebrity kids always have a hard time finding their way beyond the shadow of their famous parents, and I’m sure the way Madonna is when it comes to her career, there will be extra pressure on Lola to give a spectacular performance.
Whoever Madonna chooses to play her, I’ll be here for it. I just hope the script is good, and she shows the good, bad, and ugly side of what she had to endure in the entertainment industry.
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