KUALA LUMPUR: Believing that only she herself would thoroughly understand her extraordinary life, pop star Madonna is taking the responsibility to direct and write her own biopic.
In a recent Variety interview, the 63-year-old artiste revealed the decision to take her biopic into her own hands and gave an update on the yet-to-be-titled film.
"I have a very long script that is really hard for me to make shorter. I've been whittling away at it, but it's like hacking off my limbs," said Madonna about the film which she will co-write with Diablo Cody, and to be produced by Amy Pascal.
"I've had an extraordinary life, I must make an extraordinary film. It was also a preemptive strike because a lot of people were trying to make movies about me. Mostly misogynistic men. So I put my foot in the door and said, 'No one's going to tell my story but me.'"
Julia Garner was reportedly offered the role of Madonna earlier this month following a lengthy audition process.
Madonna does have some directorial experience, having helmed 2008's Filth and Wisdom and 2011's W.E.
"I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artiste, a musician, a dancer — a human being, trying to make her way in this world," she once said in a statement two years ago.
The focus of this film will always be music. Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. There are so many untold and inspiring stories and who better to tell it than me."