Garner, who won three Emmys for her role as Ruth Langmore on the Netflix show Ozark, was a guest on the SmartLess podcast with hosts Will Arnett, Sean Hayes, and Jason Bateman when she provided an update for the long-gestating Madonna biopic. She admitted that she "grew up listening" to Madonna and is "such a fan" of the singer.

Julia Garner said the Madonna biopic is still in the works and explained how she got the job in a new podcast interview.

During a recent interview on the SmartLess podcast, the actress was asked by hosts Will Arnett, Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman for a status update on where the shelved Universal biopic stands, to which she responded, “Yeah, I mean, that’s supposed to still happen.”