Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) announced today that Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning global icon Madonna is set to direct Taking Flight, based on Michaela DePrince and Elaine DePrince’s Random House Children’s memoir Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina.
Glickman said: “We could not be more thrilled that Madonna will bring this remarkable story to the big screen.
Glickman and Tabitha Shick, MGM’s Executive Director of Worldwide Motion Pictures, are overseeing the project on behalf of the studio.
Madonna also commented on the project, saying, “Michaela’s journey resonated with me deeply as both an artist and an activist who understands adversity.