Madonna has been working on her upcoming biopic for some time now—and per The Hollywood Reporter, the project is now actively looking for the perfect person to play the “Like a Prayer” singer.
Many names have been dropped, and many of them are questionable. The most recent touted names are Sydney Sweeney and Barbie Ferreira from Euphoria—though this seems to be more because there is buzz around them right now rather than because they are right for the role. As for Julia Garner—sure, she can be an amazing actress, but people are too distracted by the fact that she has blonde curly hair like Madonna did that one time.
In fact, there is only one real obvious choice to play the singer. Before we get into who that is and why they are the right choice, let’s look at what someone starring in a Madonna biopic should be able to do.
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