{"id":157751,"date":"2025-03-24T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/jon-m-chu-debunks-claims-of-a-list-stars-battle-for-the-role-of-britney-spears-in-upcoming-biopic\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T08:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:59:01","slug":"jon-m-chu-debunks-claims-of-a-list-stars-battle-for-the-role-of-britney-spears-in-upcoming-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/jon-m-chu-debunks-claims-of-a-list-stars-battle-for-the-role-of-britney-spears-in-upcoming-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon M. Chu Debunks Claims of A-List Stars Battle for the Role of Britney Spears in Upcoming Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> Another day, another rumored list of girls allegedly \u201cbattling\u201d for the chance to portray <b>Britney Spears<\/b> in her upcoming biopic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">None of this is true. Sounds exciting but have not had one conversation about casting this movie yet. We are way too early in development. Sorry \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmchu\/status\/1903762546403819985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The sources claim, \u201cBritney is someone that a lot of Gen Z girls look up to, they\u2019ve been hearing her music all their lives, to them she really is an icon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlus, with Jon M. Chu writing and directing and all the heat already on the project, it\u2019s being seen as a career making movie, there\u2019s a lot of discussion about who will get it and a definite competitive vibe.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The director took to Twitter to deny claims that <b>Ariana Grande<\/b>, <b>Sabrina Carpenter<\/b> and <b>Millie Bobby Brown<\/b> are in the running for the role confirming that casting discussions have yet to happen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        ljpoll&#10;        ljpoll-viewanswers&#10;        &#10;        \">\n<div class=\"ljpoll-questionbox\">\n<p class=\"ljpoll-question\">Who do you want to play Britney part 27573<\/p>\n<div id=\"LJ_Poll_2135664_1\" class=\"&#10;                    b-ljpoll-results&#10;                    ljpoll-items&#10;                    \">\n<div class=\"ljpoll-results\">\n<p>                            <!-- \/results-item --><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/results-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ljpoll-results-item\">\n<p><!--\n                                    -->Millie Bobby Brown<!--\n                                --><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n                                    --><!--\n\n                                        --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-line\" style=\"width:16%;\"\/><!--\n\n                                    --><!--\n\n                                    --><b class=\"ljpoll-results-count\">3<\/b><!--\n\n                                    --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-leftbracket\">(<\/span><!--\n\n                                        --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-percents\"><!--\n                                            --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-percent\">16.7<\/span><!--\n                                            --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-symbol\">%<\/span><!--\n                                        --><\/span><!--\n\n                                    --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-rightbracket\">)<\/span><!--\n\n                                    --><!--\n\n                                --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/results-result --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/results-item --><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/results-item --><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/results-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ljpoll-results-item\">\n<p><!--\n                                    -->Someone Unknown<!--\n                                --><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n                                    --><!--\n\n                                        --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-line\" style=\"width:77%;\"\/><!--\n\n                                    --><!--\n\n                                    --><b class=\"ljpoll-results-count\">14<\/b><!--\n\n                                    --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-leftbracket\">(<\/span><!--\n\n                                        --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-percents\"><!--\n                                            --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-percent\">77.8<\/span><!--\n                                            --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-symbol\">%<\/span><!--\n                                        --><\/span><!--\n\n                                    --><span class=\"ljpoll-results-rightbracket\">)<\/span><!--\n\n                                    --><!--\n\n                                --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/results-result --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/results-item --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/ljpoll-results --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/ljpoll-items --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/questionbox --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmchu\/status\/1903762546403819985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">source<\/a> <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/130251273.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another day, another rumored list of girls allegedly \u201cbattling\u201d for the chance to portray Britney Spears in her upcoming biopic. None of this is true. Sounds exciting but have not had one conversation about casting this movie yet. We are way too early in development. Sorry \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb \u2014 Jon M. 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