Pop icon Madonna is directing, co-writing her own biopic

If anyone
should narrate the story of Madonna Louise Ciccone’s life, it should be the ‘Material
Girl’ herself.

In what
seems to be an unprecedented creative move, the pop icon will direct a movie about
her life and career. That’s not all, she’s co-writing the film with Diablo
Cody.

The 62-year-old pop star, whose four-decade career as a singer, actress, and cultural
touchstone has taken in sex, religion and other traditional taboos will direct
the biopic, according to a statement from movie studio Universal.

In 2007, Diablo
Cody won an Oscar for the screenplay of coming-of-age dramedy ‘Juno’.

“I want
to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a
musician, a dancer — a human being,” Madonna said in a statement posted
to her website.

“The
focus of this film will always be music,” she added. “Music has kept
me going and art has kept me alive.”

The
entertainer enthused about “so many untold and inspiring stories”
from her “roller coaster” life and asked, “who better to tell it
than me?”

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Universal’s
Donna Langley described the Michigan native — real name Madonna Louise Ciccone
— as “the ultimate icon.”

“With
her singular gift of creating art that is as accessible as it is
boundary-pushing, she has shaped our culture in a way very few others have,”
Langley said.

Madonna,
responsible for hits such as ‘Like a Prayer’, ‘Material
Girl’ and ‘Like a Virgin’, is one of the most prolific artists
of her time, having sold 335 million albums.

She made her
film debut in 1985’s ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ and won the Best
Actress Golden Globe for 1996’s ‘Evita’ before directing and
co-writing ‘W.E.; in 2011.