Madonna To Make A Return To Film Directing

Bad reviews and poor box office figures have not put the singer off as it has been revealed she is to get behind the camera again.

   

It is news movie fans may not want to hear but Madonna is to direct another film.

The Queen of Pop will get behind the camera for the screen version of Ade: A Love Story which is a romantic tale set on an African island.

The film will be based on the debut novel by Rebecca Walker - the daughter of Alice Walker, who wrote The Colour Purple.

Madonna's last directing effort was in 2011 with WE, which was based on King Edward VIII's relationship with American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

The film was slated by critics and did poorly at the box office, making little over £500,000 worldwide at cinemas.
Her return was reported by Deadline.com where Ms Walker posted a message saying: "It's official."

Madonna at the premiere of WE in London

Her book tells the story of a US college student who falls in love with a young man she meets on the island of Lamu, off the coast of Kenya.

They plan to marry and live a simple life together but there are violent upheavals around them.
The film will be produced by Bruce Cohen, who shared the best film Oscar for American Beauty and has worked on award-winning films such as Milk and Silver Linings Playbook.

Madonna directed the indie comedy Filth And Wisdom in 2008.
And in 2002 she starred in Swept Away which was directed by her then-husband Guy Ritchie. That film did not perform well at the box office either and was awarded five Golden Raspberry trophies.