M Takes the Abbie Road

Madonna is set to direct her second feature, W.E., and rumor has it she wants Abbie Cornish to star in the project.

The movie, which M is co-writing with Truth or Dare director Alex Keshishian, reportedly tells the parallel tales of Wallis Simpson in the 1930s and a contemporary woman called Wally Winthrop, who has romantic problems of her own – in addition to the fact that she’s obsessed with the Duchess of Windsor’s life.

Cornish would play the part of Wally.

A shrewd choice, M: Post-Bright Star, this Aussie import is about to break through big.

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