Madonna Almost Starred In One Of The Biggest '90s Box Office Flops

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)

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The Queen of Pop almost starred in a 90s box office bomb, but her creative demands were too much for the studio to handle.

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Madonna was in talks to lead one of the biggest box office flops of the '90s, 'Waterworld' - a post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner film that bombed hard.
The Material Girl wanted a full script rewrite, but the studio refused, leading her to drop out of the disastrous production that ultimately lost over $100 million.

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Madonna, Waterworld, Waterworld