{"id":13433,"date":"2014-03-27T03:13:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T03:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/madonna-to-direct-her-third-film\/"},"modified":"2014-03-27T03:12:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T03:12:57","slug":"madonna-to-direct-her-third-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/madonna-to-direct-her-third-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna To Direct Her Third Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Madonna is to direct her third film, an adaptation of Rebecca Walker’s debut novel Ade: A Love Story.}}<\/p>\n

It tells the story of an American student who falls in love with a young Muslim man on an idyllic island off the coast of Kenya before the clash of cultures complicates the relationship.<\/p>\n

Walker, daughter of The Color Purple author Alice, will co-produce the film.<\/p>\n

Madonna, whose previous films were WE and Filth and Wisdom, called the book “an incredible journey” last year.<\/p>\n

After it was published in October, the pop star posted a photo of the book cover and the message: “Read this book! An incredible journey! A beautiful LOVE story!”<\/p>\n

The romance will be co-produced by Bruce Cohen, who produced Silver Linings Playbook and American Beauty.<\/p>\n

Madonna and the producers are now searching for a screenwriter to adapt the book, according to The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n

Madonna’s last film was WE, about the relationship between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, which opened to several one-star reviews in the UK in 2011.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter said WE grossed a relatively low $583,000 at the US box office. It failed to make the top 10 in the UK.<\/p>\n

Since WE, Madonna has concentrated on her music career, with a number one album MDNA and huge world tour. She was named the world’s top-earning celebrity by Forbes in 2013.<\/p>\n

The 55-year-old trumped the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg to make an estimated $125m from a combination of music, clothing and her fragrance lines.<\/p>\n

The magazine said it was Madonna’s highest annual earnings since it began tracking earnings in 1999.<\/p>\n

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