Why did Madonna’s biopic get shelved? Singer reveals the real reason and fallout with the Hollywood studio
Back in 2022, it was announced that Madonna’s life story would make its way onto the big screen through a biopic that she would co-write and direct herself. Four years later, the project has officially been scrapped. The singer has now revealed what went wrong behind the scenes and addressed her fallout with Universal Pictures, the studio that was backing the film. In 2025, Deadline reported that Madonna was teaming up with Shawn Levy for a limited bioseries at Netflix. (AFP) Madonna reveals In a chat with Interview magazine, Madonna revealed that a falling out with Universal Pictures is the reason her movie biopic never went into production. Madonna said, “I was supposed to make a movie about my life. I worked on my script for two years and spent two years at Universal Studios with the line producers doing budgeting and casting. We had a falling out, me and Universal, regarding budget because I needed – I’ve had an extraordinary life. I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget. You know …
