Madonna To Direct Ballerina Movie
Madonna is set to direct the feature Taking Flight, based on the life of ballerina Michaela DePrince, for MGM. The movie will adapted by Fresh off the Boat writer Camilla Blackett from DePrince and Elaine DePrince’s memoir Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina. The story follows DePrince’s journey from her life as an orphan in Sierra Leone to famous ballerina, currently a soloist at the Dutch National Ballet.