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Is Lady Gaga Being Courted for a Live-Action Bayonetta Movie?
According to rumors, Sony is looking to cast the Oscar-winning popstar and proud gamer girl in an upcoming film adaptation of the video game series!
Ever since her Oscar-nominated performance as Ally Maine in 2018's A Star Is Born, we've been dying to see which film project pop icon Lady Gaga is going to take on to follow it up. While we'd love to see her in another drama or maybe even a romantic comedy, apparently something else might be in the works for Mother Monster: a lead role in an upcoming live-action movie adaptation of the Bayonetta video game series.
According to an unnamed source in We Got This Covered, Sony Pictures is producing a film based on the video game character—a seven-foot-tall witch with magical hair—and is eyeing several actresses for the lead role, with the "Stupid Love" at the top of the list.
While going from a dramatic role in A Star Is Born to leading a big-budget video game blockbuster sounds like a big jump (we love actresses with range, though!), it's really not surprising when you find out that Bayonetta, developed and published by PlatinumGames and Sega respectively, is Gaga's favorite video game series. She's gushed about the game often on Twitter, and even tweeted about how one time she played it so much, her hands started hurting.
\u201cWhen you beat Chapter IV of Bayonetta and then realize Chapter V is going to kick your ass \u2620\ufe0f\ud83d\ude02 secret #gamergirl THE SHADOW REMAINS TOUGH!!!!!!\u201d— Lady Gaga (@Lady Gaga) 1541295063
\u201cOk so I had to step away from the game for a minute to collect myself and now I\u2019m in the middle of Chapter X and the battleships just WHHHHHY?!!!!!!!!!\ud83d\ude16#Bayonetta #gamer\u201d— Lady Gaga (@Lady Gaga) 1542841668
\u201cStill playing #Bayonetta middle of chapter XIII and my hands hurt and I have to sleep and it\u2019s 4 In the damn morning but this damn dragon with the face that I have to kill with my weave. Smh. Give it another go in the morning #gamer respect to the experts I need emotional support\u201d— Lady Gaga (@Lady Gaga) 1543051474
As with any reporting that uses undisclosed sources, we have to take this news with a grain of salt. So far, nothing has officially been announced, and considering the current state of the world and the entertainment industry, we have to note that that probably won't be the case for quite some time.
Still, how freakin' fierce would that be to have Gaga lead a video-game movie?!?! We can always hope!
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Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
