Sky Documentaries set to portrait the Queen of Pop in Brand-new original feature documentary. Becoming Madonna.

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Sky Documentaries set to portrait the Queen of Pop in brand-new original feature documentary, Becoming Madonna

Tuesday 26 November 2024

Sky Documentaries today announces a brand-new original feature documentary, charting Madonna’s rise to become the biggest female pop icon in history.

Becoming Madonna is an immersive, archive driven film built around a cache of recently uncovered audio tapes in which a young Madonna reflects on her extraordinary life and career.

With rare footage, unseen photos and intimate interviews with family, friends and collaborators, some of whom have never spoken in a documentary before, the film shows this celebrated star as we’ve never seen her before.

When Madonna arrived in New York City from Michigan with dreams of becoming a professional dancer, it was the start of an incredible journey. This film charts the period 1978-1992 as Madonna dramatically transformed herself from insecure 19-year-old outsider to the most controversial pop star in the world, with the astonishing publication of her erotic photography book ‘Sex’.

These were the heady years during which Madonna came of age as a person and an uncompromising artist. Through her fiery conflicts with the conservative establishment in the 80s and 90s, the film powerfully evokes a time where traditional views on sexuality and gender roles were being audaciously challenged and Madonna was always at the vanguard.

Previously unseen archive sheds new light on the personal tragedies that fuelled Madonna’s drive, re-examining the early death of her mother and those of her dance teacher Christopher Flynn and close friend Martin Burgoyne, both of whom died during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.Through their stories, we see Madonna in a new light: smarter, more radical and more vulnerable than anyone at the time gave her credit for.

Hayley Reynolds, Acting Director of Documentaries and Factual, Sky, said: “Since her debut in the 80s, Madonna has been a powerhouse in pop music and carved the way for many of today’s most popular artists. This film brings a fresh perspective on an enduring icon and we’re thrilled to be working alongside Optomen to bring her story to Sky audiences”

Nick Hornby, Co CEO of Optomen, added: “We’re so grateful to the team of Sky Documentaries for backing us on such a bold and audacious film”

Becoming Madonna is produced by Optomen in association with All3Media International and commissioned for Sky Documentaries by Poppy Dixon, Director of Documentaries and Factual at Sky. Executive Producers for Sky are Tom Barry, Bruce Fletcher and Gilberte Phanor. Michael Ogden serves as Director. Executive producers for Optomen are Eliana Capitani, Tina Flintoff and Nick Hornby. All3Media International is looking after international sales for the title.

Becoming Madonna is coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW soon.

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For more information:

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Ellis.Ritchie@sky.uk

https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/sky-documentaries-set-to-portrait-the-queen-of-pop-in-brand-new-original-feature-documentary-becoming-madonna

 

[into the erotico 1,096]

Thanks for the info!

[sara94 2,644]

Unseen material is what i'm most excited for. Especially when its in HD

[BLUE JEAN 19,508]

I wonder which family, friends and collaborators have sold her out this time 

[nito84bcn 3,232]

1 hour ago, BLUE JEAN said:

I wonder which family, friends and collaborators have sold her out this time 

I think it's more a WB move to have her somewhere.

[Brendanlovesu1 14,062]

I think i'd prefer something like this over a biopic tbh

[Adonna 24,764]

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Becoming Madonna is coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW soon.

 

[androiduser 3,761]

1 hour ago, BLUE JEAN said:

I wonder which family, friends and collaborators have sold her out this time 

only if they say something even remotely negative.... if it's something positive, we'll take their words as gospel

[androiduser 3,761]

1 hour ago, sara94 said:

Unseen material is what i'm most excited for. Especially when its in HD

I'm not too optimistic... it will probably be some blurry footage from the 70's shot on Super 8

[BLUE JEAN 19,508]

5 minutes ago, androiduser said:

I'm not too optimistic... it will probably be some blurry footage from the 70's shot on Super 8

Which would be amazing

[BLUE JEAN 19,508]

10 minutes ago, androiduser said:

only if they say something even remotely negative.... if it's something positive, we'll take their words as gospel 

Wrong thread 

 

[Adonna 24,764]

2 hours ago, sara94 said:

Unseen material is what i'm most excited for. Especially when its in HD

 

9 minutes ago, androiduser said:

I'm not too optimistic... it will probably be some blurry footage from the 70's shot on Super 8

If even that.  My guess it will be "unseen" for much of the general public, but for hardcore fans, I'm not optimistic that it will be anything we haven't seen before.  We'll see! 

Docs like these don't necessarily impress me because in most cases, it doesn't really include input from that actual artist, and most likely from sources who are a friend of a friend! 

[androiduser 3,761]

56 minutes ago, BLUE JEAN said:

Wrong thread 

this is a Madonna forum, and a Madonna topic. You know fully well fans will consider only positive comments in the documentary as credible.

[Andreo 6,660]

Another step closer to having the biopic completely scrapped ohh we're so back 

[animalinstinct 2,346]

Oooh will be watching this 

[Anapausis 6,823]

Thank u very much Bobby!!!

[Debord 1,718]

On 11/26/2024 at 4:52 PM, androiduser said:

this is a Madonna forum, and a Madonna topic. You know fully well fans will consider only positive comments in the documentary as credible.

Why would a serious documentary charting her path to being the biggest female artist in history be wheeling out people to slate her? It's presumably not being made by salty stans of lesser pop divas.

[Boombox90 6,075]

13 minutes ago, Debord said:

Why would a serious documentary charting her path to being the biggest female artist in history be wheeling out people to slate her? It's presumably not being made by salty stans of lesser pop divas.

Don’t bother.

All you will get in response is: 

[BLUE JEAN 19,508]

15 minutes ago, Debord said:

It's presumably not being made by salty stans of lesser pop divas.

Now that the lead single from her new album has flopped who knows what extremes the monsters will be driven to

[BLUE JEAN 19,508]

On 11/27/2024 at 2:58 AM, Adonna said:

 

If even that.  My guess it will be "unseen" for much of the general public, but for hardcore fans, I'm not optimistic that it will be anything we haven't seen before.  We'll see! 

Docs like these don't necessarily impress me because in most cases, it doesn't really include input from that actual artist, and most likely from sources who are a friend of a friend! 

They’ll be a super exclusive short clip of Madonna walking 3 metres in 1987 that fans have never seen and all the Madonna Instagram accounts will post it in slow motion with their logos plastered over her face. Can’t wait.

[androiduser 3,761]

On 11/26/2024 at 2:49 PM, BLUE JEAN said:

I wonder which family, friends and collaborators have sold her out this time 

 

29 minutes ago, Debord said:

Why would a serious documentary charting her path to being the biggest female artist in history be wheeling out people to slate her? It's presumably not being made by salty stans of lesser pop divas.

so why the sell out comment then? Saying something positive is "selling someone out"? What are they supposed to do, make a documentary without anyone saying anything?

[Boombox90 6,075]

13 minutes ago, BLUE JEAN said:

Now that the lead single from her new album has flopped who knows what extremes the monsters will be driven to

I have a feeling they threw out a weaker song for the 1st single with the huge hit Die Another Day is.

Single #2 will be big!

[Debord 1,718]

2 minutes ago, androiduser said:

 

so why the sell out comment then? Saying something positive is "selling someone out"? What are they supposed to do, make a documentary without anyone saying anything?

Well you could just have asked them what they meant instead of leaping to yet another dig at "loon Madonna fans" on the Madonna forum but for a close friend or family member to speak to these things when you don't want them to, regardless of whether they're positive or not, would be what I'd suspect? Mary Gabriel said the circle around Madonna is incredibly tight and difficult to get access to as a journalist. An intimate story can reflect well on you and still feel like a betrayal to be shared.

[BLUE JEAN 19,508]

10 minutes ago, Boombox90 said:

I have a feeling they threw out a weaker song for the 1st single with the huge hit Die Another Day is.

Single #2 will be big!

Because it will be a duet

[androiduser 3,761]

3 minutes ago, Debord said:

Well you could just have asked them what they meant instead of leaping to yet another dig at "loon Madonna fans" on the Madonna forum but for a close friend or family member to speak to these things when you don't want them to, regardless of whether they're positive or not, would be what I'd suspect? Mary Gabriel said the circle around Madonna is incredibly tight and difficult to get access to as a journalist. An intimate story can reflect well on you and still feel like a betrayal to be shared.

I remember when the private letters leaked - the letter from Tupac, that painted Madonna in a positive light, and the letter from Madonna dissing Whitney and Sharon Stone. The fans called the letter with Madonna's negative comments "an invasion of privacy" and "never meant to be read by anyone else".... and yet, with Tupac's letter the reaction was "I wish more people would read this" "If people saw this, they would realize how amazing she is!" ... double standards, just like the reaction to documentary quotes.