It’s official!
Britney Spears is the next celebrity to get the biopic treatment. However the story will be told in her own words as it’s set to be adapted from her 2023 memoir The Woman In Me.
The biopic is currently in early development at Universal, with Wicked director Jon M. Chu at the helm.
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Speaking to Billboard at the Golden Globes this week, the director spoke about his love for Britney and wanting to do her story “justice”.
"I’m a big fan of Britney. I’ve been a fan since I was young and she was young and she was one of 12 acts at the Shrine Auditorium.”
“So I want to do her justice and tell her story right. But we’ll see. We’re developing it now and it’s a long road ahead.”
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight that same night, Chu revealed that the plan was to get Britney herself on board with the project.
"She's going to be very involved. I haven't really started anything fully yet, but she will be very involved in this. I have ideas and things, an approach, but it's very early
The director also responded to casting rumours as news of a biopic sent the internet into a wave of nominating different actresses for the role.
Names like Sydney Sweeney, Dove Cameron and Addison Rae have been suggested by fans, but Chu admitted that casting decisions were still a long way away.
"I've seen all fan castings and I always take those into consideration, because maybe there's a good idea out there," Chu told Entertainment Tonight. "But we'll have to see what the approach of the movie is before we know who's right for it."
Who would you like to see play Britney Spears on the big screen?
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