Chase Sui Wonders shares what Madonna was really like on The Studio set
Chase Sui Wonders had a great time working with Madonna on The Studio.
Chase Sui Wonders has praised Madonna for being "funny as hell" in The Studio.
The Vogue hitmaker filmed an appearance in the Apple TV comedy series in March in Venice, Italy, alongside Ozark star Julia Garner, in a nod to Universal's planned biopic about the pop legend which ultimately didn't come to fruition, and Chase insisted having Madonna on set was "better" than anyone "could have possibly imagined".
She gushed to Entertainment Tonight: “It was better than you ever could have possibly imagined.
"Madonna is the coolest—everyone knows this, but she’s also funny as hell and such a hard worker, and really was excited to show up for our show, which felt very surreal. And Julia is a star, an absolute star.”
When Madonna and Julia were seen filming for the show in Italy with creator Seth Rogen, Michael Keaton and Donald Glover were also there, along with returning stars Chase, Bryan Cranston, Kathryn Hahn, and Ike Barinholtz.
Madonna and Julie made a video at the time in which they rode through the canals lip-synching to Like a Virgin.
The 67-year-old singer recently that a "falling out" with Universal Pictures over budget meant that her biopic never went into production.
She told Interview Magazine: "I was supposed to make a movie about my life. I worked on the script for two years and spent two years at Universal Studios with the line producers doing budgeting and casting.
"We had a falling out, me and Universal, regarding budget because I needed – I've had an extraordinary life. I've had a huge life, so I needed a big budget. You know what I mean?"
The Like a Prayer hitmaker explained that the studio "couldn't get their heads around" the budget required to make the biopic and that she even tried to reduce costs by finding "a way to make it for less money in Serbia".
She said: "Maybe they just didn't believe me. One of their first reactions was, 'We don't believe you'd stay in Serbia more than four days.' And I said, 'Did you read the script?' My whole life had been survival. I'm not going there for a holiday.
"But anyway, I was in limbo when that fell apart, and then Netflix reached out to make a series. That was a whole other long process, because I couldn't use the script I had with Universal unless I bought it from them for an extortionist's price, even though I wrote it. Don't ask.
"That's just the way it goes.
"I started trying to understand how making a series would work. It's a very, very different process. You have to meet a lot of writers and find the right showrunner, and I couldn't find one.
"This went for another eight or nine months. I was like, 'Good thing I have another job because I need to work, I need to create. I need to do what I was put on this earth to do.'"
