Britney spears movie 2024

The Britney Spears biopic: everything we know so far

Universal Pictures announced earlier this month that it would be creating the film version of Britney Spears’ bestselling memoir, The Woman in Me.

It was an unsurprisingly highly competitive auction to win the rights to the singer's life story, which is reported to have sold more than three million copies since it was released in October last year.

Wicked director Jon M Chu is reportedly attached to the project, alongside producer Marc Platt – the latter which was seemingly confirmed by Spears herself in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).

“Excited to share with my fans that I've been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt,” she wrote. “He’s always made my favourite movies… stay tuned.”

Here’s everything we know so far about the Britney biopic…

What will the Britney Spears biopic be about?

The biopic will likely be based on The Woman in Me, which was a candid and eye-opening look at Spears’ life while she was at the peak of her fame. The book did not shy away from the controversies around the singer

Britney Spears Biopic, Based on Her Memoir, in the Works

The life of Britney Spears is coming to the big screen. On Thursday, the pop star announced that she was “working on a secret project,” seemingly a biopic, with producer Marc Platt. Minutes later, Variety reported that Universal Pictures had picked up the rights for the film, with Platt and Jon Chu — who are both working on Wicked— attached to develop it.

“Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt,” wrote Spears on X. “He’s always made my favorite movies … stay tuned 🌹🎥.”

No writers or cast has been set or announced.

According to reporting from The Ankler, the film will be based on the singer’s The Woman in Me memoir, which dropped last October. Spears’ book quickly became a best-seller.The book detailed Spears’ grueling 13-year conservatorship, parenthood, complex relationships with previous partners, and how her connection to music had been permanently alter

Britney Spears Biopic Film Set at Universal With ‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu

Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears‘ bestselling memoir “The Woman in Me,” with “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt attached to develop the feature.

Spears shared news of the “secret project” on social media, writing that Platt has “always made my favorite movies” and telling her fans to “stay tuned” for more news.

Universal won the rights to the Grammy winner’s memoir (which released last October and has sold over 2.5 million copies in the United States alone) in a highly competitive auction. In the book, Spears chronicled her journey to pop superstardom from her “Mickey Mouse Club” days through her highly publicized and scrutinized conservatorship case, with remarkable candor and humor. The book was brutally honest and went in-depth regarding her relationships with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake and her family, chronicling the predatory nature of tho

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