The life of the pop star, also known as the princess of pop, Britney Spearswill be coming to the big screen.
Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the singer's best-selling autobiography, “The Woman in Me”, released in October 2023, in what THR describes as a “competitive situation.”
The biopic will be directed by Jon M. ChuThe filmmaker has directed feature films such as Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me 2, In the Heights, Step Up 3Dthe musical that is about to premiere Wickedand the documentary Never Say Never by Justin Bieber.
Marc Platt (Wicked, La La Land) will be the producer.
Spears celebrated the news with the following message on her social media:
“I’m excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He’s always made my favorite movies… stay tuned.”
Spears' autobiography, The Woman in Mesold 2.5 million copies in the United States. The audiobook version, narrated by Michelle Williams, was the fastest-selling audiobook in Simon & Schuster history. It was the best-selling audiobook on Spotify in 2023.
Since its publication in October 2023, the book has made headlines on numerous occasions. One of the most replicated stories being her relationship with Justin Timberlake.
Spears debuted her first album in 1998, with her first single “…Baby One More Time” becoming an instant hit. It was awarded platinum records 14 times. In 2003 he tried his luck in the cinema with the film Crossroadsand in 2005 won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording for the single “Toxic”.
The project marks a new biopic in Universal Pictures' history. The studio has made biographical films such as Straight Outta Compton about the group NWA, 8 Mile Eminem. He is currently developing biopics of Snoop Dogg and Prince.
Source: https://cine3.com/universal-prepara-biopic-de-britney-spears-jon-m-chu/
