While some fans think
Ozark
star
Julia Garner
would be the perfect woman to portray
Madonna
in the upcoming biopic the Queen of Pop is making about her life, there may be another actress in the running for the role.
An insider tells the
British tabloid
The Daily Mirror
that British actress
Florence Pugh
, best known for her roles in
Midsommar
and
Little Women
, is also being considered to play a young Madonna.
Dished the insider, “Realistically, there are only a couple of people in town who could pull this role off. The bosses who are helping put the movie together want Florence and nobody doubts that she could be amazing.”
“On the other hand, fans and the press have already weighed in and, from that perspective, Julia is their front-runner because she is such a dead ringer for early-career Madonna,” added the insider. “Still, there are serious politics and scheduling issues in the way of Julia landing the part.”
But of course, the insider notes, “The final decision will be Madonna’s alone, since she’s directing and it’s her story. She’s really only got one shot to get this right..She’s putting herself under serious pressure to find the perfect person.”
Allegedly, Florence was put on the pop icon’s radar after fans pointed out that she
resembles
a young Madonna.
In addition to directing the movie, Madonna is co-writing the script in collaboration with
Diablo Cody
, who won an Oscar for writing
Juno.
Meanwhile, Florence is set to appear in the much-anticipated Marvel film
Black Widow
, as well as
Don’t Worry Darlin
g, the movie
Harry Styles
is starring in that’s being directed by his rumored new girlfriend
Olivia Wilde
.
By Andrea Dresdale
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