Julia Garner explains how she was cast in Madonna Biopic

Julia yarns still keeps on hope of expressing themselves as Madonna on the large screen.

Under a stop on Smartless Podcast With Sean Hayes, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman, Fantastic Four: First Steps Star said that the long-gestured Madonna biopics are “supposed to still happen.”

Hayes, 55, asked Garner, 31, how she became involved in that project. As a big fan of Madonna’s music that grew up, Garner said she had to audition when she heard that a biopic was in work.

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“It just came to … as if I knew they were doing a project, made a movie about it, and then I went out to audition,” Ozark Star explained. “I just wanted to see if I could do it.”

Garner is not a trained dancer, so she had to learn to dance and then dance in front of “Material Girl” singer himself.

To prepare for the audition, Garner said she asked herself what Madonna would do. “Which is like convincing you that she deserves … to be in this room,” Garner said. “And I owned it. I was like,” You can take it or leave it, but if you leave it, if I leave, it is on you. ”

Garner told the hosts that the Madonna movie is still in work. She has learned that everything good takes a long time to bake.

Garner has been associated with Madonna Biopic since at least 2022, when she came from the successful Netflix series Invent Anna. A The source told People in June 2022 The Garner was Madonna’s best choice to play her in the movie.

In January 2023, Amount Reported that Universal Pictures no longer developed the film. Nevertheless, Madonna and yarns stayed in contact, with the two posed for a picture of photographer and filmmaker Steven Klein’s birthday party in May 2023. In December 2023 Garner joined Madonna on stage during a Brooklyn -tour stop.

Madonna did not give up the project. In July 2024, She teased the work on the script and revealed a work titleThe Who is that girlA nod to her 1987 movie and let the same name.

In May 2025, Deadline reported that Madonna collaborated with Deadpool & Wolverine Director Shawn Levy for a Netflix Limited series about his life. Garner previously worked with Netflix on Ozark and Invent Anna.

Yarns plays silver surfer in Fantastic Four: First StepsWhich is now in theaters. Her next movie, ArmsOpens on August 8th.