{"id":115703,"date":"2024-08-02T12:22:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T12:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/02\/britney-spears-biopic-in-the-works-with-director-jon-m-chu\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T12:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T12:22:35","slug":"britney-spears-biopic-in-the-works-with-director-jon-m-chu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/02\/britney-spears-biopic-in-the-works-with-director-jon-m-chu\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears biopic in the works with director Jon M. Chu"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Universal Pictures revealed Thursday it has secured rights to make a movie based on Britney Spears<\/a>\u2018 2023 bestseller, The Woman in Me<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Universal announced in its press release that the film will be helmed by Jon M. Chu<\/a><\/strong>, who’s preparing for the November launch of his eagerly awaited movie Wicked<\/em><\/a>,<\/span> <\/strong>which features Ariana Grande<\/a> and Cynthia Erivo<\/a>.\u00a0Marc Platt<\/strong>\u00a0will produce.<\/p>\n

Spears shared on X that she’s \u201cexcited\u201d to let fans know about \u201ca secret project\u201d she’s been crafting with Platt. \u201cHe’s always made my favorite movies \u2026 stay tuned,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

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Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt<\/a>. He\u2019s always made my favorite movies \u2026 stay tuned \ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udfa5<\/p>\n

\u2014 Britney Spears \ud83c\udf39\ud83d\ude80 (@britneyspears) August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

An insider familiar with the deal told Variety<\/em><\/a> that Spears will be \u201cinvolved\u201d in the project but didn’t specify if she’ll have a say in creative decisions.<\/p>\n

Spears’ memoir, which hit shelves in October 2023, chronicled her journey to stardom and her controversial 13-year conservatorship. She also opened up about her relationship and split from Justin Timberlake, revealing she had an abortion while dating him over two decades ago.<\/p>\n