The Biopic; Untitled

[RUADJAI 13,967]

I couldn't find a thread for the biopic so I made one. With the recent instagram post showing post-it notes with bits of info on it, I feel like we need a place to discuss these things. I think instead of having a thread of black bars concealing spoilers we should just assume the whole thread has spoilers. So if you don't want to spoil yourself... you have been warned. 

 

 

Pictures above from @levon

 

 

[RUADJAI 13,967]

 

[Alm47 754]

This is very interesting. The scenes with Martin will be emotional af.

Edited January 24, 2021 by alvaroliam

[RUADJAI 13,967]

Some things that stick out... Forgive me Madonna

 

R_______ Tennessee, Sean proposes to M

Wedding -Malibu Sean shouts at Paps

M __________________ Paula

Sean assaults Pap on street

Sean in L.A. prison, Talks with M

Backstage MSG, M and Sean argue, Sean punches ____________

MSG Stage

 

 

M models for photography class at New School 

Teacher is rude?

M plays ____________

 

 

M and Basquiat on stoop in Soho drinking beers out of paper bags and discussing art

Basquiat Loft

Party

Fab Five Freddy, Maripol Beastie Boys and local riff riff smoking weed ___________ music

 

M Basquiat alone in loft at night talking about the ___________ being _______________

 

 

 

M & Martin in their apartment, Martin is very sick, M takes care of him

Martin's bedside, weeks later. Martin is in pain, near death. M urges Martin to let go. 

M visits St. Vincent hospital _________ AIDS ward, speaks to nurse, Spends time with patients

 

 

Pat Leonard _____

Recording Studio, start to write Like a Prayer 

 

 

 

 

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M discusses modeling in one nude ______

Paula on fire escape

Various headline images in tabloids of nude photographs of M

M emerges from apartment assaulted by insults about? nude photos in penthouse 

 

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Flashback 

Seymour Stein Hospital Room

 

High School talent show

 

Montage of various first apartments in NY

M takes class at Martha Grahm

 

M returns home, Lays on bed, stares at post card, Frida Khalo speaks to her

M gets to hallway payphone to call dad

 

Flashback to Michigan 

M gets beat up??

No sympathy from dad??

 

M goes to party meets Dan Gilroy

 

 

Return to Bloomingdale's to buy Jelly Beans??

 

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Danceteria 

(Flashback)

M gives Mark a cassette 1982

 

Freddy talks to a male executive 1984

M performs Like a Virgin at the MTV Video Music Awards

M and Debi do coke

Freddy tells her she was brilliant on MTV that night?

 

[Angelo 5,322]

Martin her brother??

[RUADJAI 13,967]

21 minutes ago, Angelo said:

Martin her brother??

No... the gay one who died of aids.

Martine Burgoyne

 

 

[DiegoLCL 4,478]

I wonder if Paula is in reality Christopher. 

I am very curious to see how M will portrait her life, given the many times she said things in a -mmm...- special way compared to known facts... 

I like that it will not be linear and it will use flashbacks, and I'm preparing myself to hear Candy Shop oppening the Blond Ambition, given she's not the most reliable source when it comes to certain things that will for sure make the fans mad 

[MADAME SEX 411]

I'm really curious about the wedding scenes...... and how she will portray sean. Do y'all think she may reveal something "big" she hid to the public eye back in the day or never talked about ? (as the famous unconfirmed threat with the baseball bat?) 

[RUADJAI 13,967]

42 minutes ago, MADAME SEX said:

I'm really curious about the wedding scenes...... and how she will portray sean. Do y'all think she may reveal something "big" she hid to the public eye back in the day or never talked about ? (as the famous unconfirmed threat with the baseball bat?) 

judging from the post it notes... Sean is going to be portrayed pretty negatively in some parts. But I would assume enough time has passed that it will not matter. She's not out to get him, and he probably doesn't identify with the person he used to be. 

 

Even though she's been very outspoken about the AIDS epidemic, I was too young to really understand. Even with my idol talking about it alot, and my own uncle passing from it,  I don't think I ever grasped the gravity of the situation. It will be interesting to see how Madonna the human was affected by seeing her friends dying around her. 

[RUADJAI 13,967]

3 hours ago, diegolcl said:

I wonder if Paula is in reality Christopher. 

I am very curious to see how M will portrait her life, given the many times she said things in a -mmm...- special way compared to known facts... 

I like that it will not be linear and it will use flashbacks, and I'm preparing myself to hear Candy Shop oppening the Blond Ambition, given she's not the most reliable source when it comes to certain thing that will for sure make the fans mad 

I agree, I almost feel like she should have at least ONE of us in the room at all times so she gets it right.  

[Vogue Italia 360]

We know there's at least one sex scene in the script. She said in the video "M and Basquiat make love."

Edited February 6, 2021 by Luci nln

[me1981 1,309]

Sounds like they are covering a lot of stuff. I wonder how much will be small and brief sequences and how much won't even make it to the film. I wonder what running time they have in mind and how many pages the script is?

[Just 4 60]

2 hours ago, me1981 said:

Sounds like they are covering a lot of stuff. I wonder how much will be small and brief sequences and how much won't even make it to the film. I wonder what running time they have in mind and how many pages the script is?

Generally, I don't really comment a lot on this forum, but I wanted to discuss an idea with you all! I really have been  I have been pondering on this and really believe that I might have found a big clue with regards to this film.

I suspect that the colour of the post-it's represent the main life-changing moments in her life and the story switches from one time period to the next, linking all these scènes together thematically 

 

[Vogue Italia 360]

6 hours ago, me1981 said:

Sounds like they are covering a lot of stuff. I wonder how much will be small and brief sequences and how much won't even make it to the film. I wonder what running time they have in mind and how many pages the script is?

In October, she said the script was 133 pages. I think a series would be ideal. She has lived an eventful life and wants to cover a lot a lot of moments. After seeing these Post-it notes and hearing her talk about the film, I can see why she didn't want someone else telling her story. I skimmed the script that was written for the Universal biopic Blonde Ambition, and it was mainly a melodrama between her and Jellybean that ended with her telling him she had an abortion after her 1984 VMA performance. There is no mention of her friendships with Martin Burgoyne and Keith Haring. Jellybean's sister Debbie is in the script, but not Debi Mazar. No mention of her relationship with Basquiat either. 

Edited February 6, 2021 by Luci nln

[Just 4 60]

29 minutes ago, Luci nln said:

In October, she said the script was 133 pages. I think a series would be ideal. She has lived an eventful life and wants to cover a lot a lot of moments. After seeing these Post-it notes and hearing her talk about the film, I can see why she didn't want someone else telling her story. I skimmed the script that was written for the Universal biopic Blonde Ambition, and it was mainly a melodrama between her and Jellybean that ended with her telling him she had an abortion after her 1984 VMA performance. There is no mention of her friendships with Martin Burgoyne or Keith Haring. They mention Jellybean's sister Debbie, but not Debbie Mazar. No mention of her relationship with Basquiat either. 

Yes, there is really nothing that could really begin to describe how pop culture has been shaped around her. I can understand that she feels a bit tired now, because she has lived in a way that would require two lives for most people 

[Ian 2,134]

5 hours ago, Luci nln said:

In October, she said the script was 133 pages. I think a series would be ideal. She has lived an eventful life and wants to cover a lot a lot of moments. After seeing these Post-it notes and hearing her talk about the film, I can see why she didn't want someone else telling her story. I skimmed the script that was written for the Universal biopic Blonde Ambition, and it was mainly a melodrama between her and Jellybean that ended with her telling him she had an abortion after her 1984 VMA performance. There is no mention of her friendships with Martin Burgoyne and Keith Haring. Jellybean's sister Debbie is in the script, but not Debi Mazar. No mention of her relationship with Basquiat either. 

Wasn't there a post-it that said they had sex? 

[Vogue Italia 360]

1 hour ago, Ian said:

Wasn't there a post-it that said they had sex? 

Yes, I mentioned in my previous post that there is a sex scene with Basquiat in M's script. The part I wrote about him not being mentioned was in reference to the Blonde Ambition script that was written by Elyse Hollander. That's the movie Universal wanted to make but M shut that down years ago. I was making a point that people who were important in her life aren't mentioned in that script, so it's good that she is telling her own story. You can read the Blonde Ambition script here: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99OA3s2AACON0I4aUQwYko2RkU/view

Edited February 6, 2021 by Luci nln

[RUADJAI 13,967]

wait... Madonna dropped out of Highschool? Or was she kidding around when she said that to Dick Clark?

 

(I started reading the Blond Ambition script and it starts at American Bandstand)

[Glindathegood 772]

5 hours ago, RUADJAI said:

wait... Madonna dropped out of Highschool? Or was she kidding around when she said that to Dick Clark?

 

(I started reading the Blond Ambition script and it starts at American Bandstand)

She dropped out of the University of Michigan, not high school. 

[Glindathegood 772]

From those post its, it seems to be going into a lot of detail about her earlier life and career. I was wondering how are they going to have time to go all the way up to Evita and Ray of Light. 
It’s interesting they are using flashbacks instead of a chronological format. That will set it apart from a standard bioipic and is more creative, but might make it harder for casual fans to follow. 

[Kae-Leah Williamson 117]

The flashback format reminds me of the newest Little Women adaptation, which made it unique but a bit harder to follow than the traditional structure. 

Ideally, a series along the lines of The Crown would work best. 

Edited February 7, 2021 by Kae-Leah Williamson

[Glindathegood 772]

Just from those post it’s it seems like it will be a very honest film. Both Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman were somewhat sanitized. 
I personally like more honest darker things, but the general public isn’t like me.