The biopic of Madonna will no longer be a feature film, and instead is going to be a Netflix series. More here.

With music biopics being one of the few seemingly sure bets out there these days, you’d think a Madonna biopic would be a an obvious choice for any self-respecting Hollywood studio looking for an easy win.

Iconic star with a wild past? Check. Incredible back catalogue of music? Check. An inspiring, feminist story for marketing teams to get stuck into and audiences to rally around? Check.

Yet years into the process of trying to get a film of her life made, Madonna is reportedly giving up on the idea.

The problem? The star wants to retain full creative control over the project and that’s apparently made things rather tricky. When we say ‘full creative control’ we don’t mean as with 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody where the...