Madonna’s screenwriter Diablo Cody DID NOT quit biopic despite report she ‘left after encountering difficulties working with the singer’
It was reported earlier this week that screenwriter Diablo Cody quit working on the upcoming Madonna biopic after encountering challenges working the singer, however, that doesn’t actually appear to be the case.
Entertainment Weekly confirmed on Friday that the 42-year-old filmmaker Cody did not actually leave the project but instead turned in the final draft and moved on to a new project.
A source for the showbiz publication said that Cody and the 62-year-old pop singer turned in a finished, final draft of the script they had spent months working on throughout 2020.
Not a quitter: Entertainment Weekly confirmed on Friday that the Diablo Cody did not actually quit working on the upcoming Madonna biopic; Diablo pictured in 2018
On Thursday, it was reported that Cody quit working on the upcoming Madonna biopic after encountering challenges working the singer.
According to The Sun, the Jennifer’s Body director found Madonna too difficult to work with as the singer has been ‘very particular’ over the way her story is told.
‘Madonna and Diablo spent weeks working on the screenplay and made good progress,’ a source told the site.
Draft complete: A source for the showbiz publication said that Cody and the 62-year-old pop singer turned in a finished, final draft of the script they had spent months working on throughout 2020
Earlier reports: On Thursday, it was reported that Cody quit working on the upcoming Madonna biopic after encountering challenges working the singer
‘But Madonna is understandably very particular about how she wants it to be. She’s a perfectionist and because it is about her life, she is being very careful about how things come across.
‘Diablo needed more freedom to be able to make it work and ultimately decided she couldn’t contribute any more.’
Now Universal Pictures is reportedly looking for a new writer, knowing this film could be a massive success like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman.
On the hunt: Now Universal Pictures is reportedly looking for a new writer, knowing this film could be a massive success like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman
However, Madonna isn’t going to let a film that doesn’t accurately represent her be made.
‘Madonna doesn’t need the money and isn’t going to let a movie get made which she doesn’t feel is authentic to her experiences,’ the insider added.
News broke back in September that Madonna would be directing the biopic, with Academy Award winner Diablo co-writing the film with her.
Lights, camera, action: News broke back in September that Madonna would be directing the biopic, with Academy Award winner Diablo co-writing the film
Her story: ‘Madonna doesn’t need the money and isn’t going to let a movie get made which she doesn’t feel is authentic to her experiences,’ the insider added
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