Madonna’s Lottery Ticket

Has the world gone Noel Coward crazy? Following last night's Film 99 on-set report from Relative Values, starring Julie Andrews, Jeanne Tripplehorn and William Baldwin yet another Coward play begins the inexorable climb to the big screen. But what makes Quadrille more than just another Coward comedy of manners is that the canny production company Alibi Films International has managed to nab Madge in one of the leading roles. Screen International reports that she will play the wife of an aristocrat who leaves her for the younger wife of an American industrialist. Quadrille will be the biggest budget film to be backed by the National Lottery to date. Alongside Madonna, the production company hopes to bring in three more A-list stars. It's already secured the services of Forrest Gump's Steve Tisch as executive producer.