Justin Timberlake must be shaking!
Britney Spears has announced that a biopic of her life is in the works which will be directed by Jon M Chu.
Taking to X to share the news Britney wrote: "Excited to share with my fans that I've been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He's always made my favourite movies ... stay tuned".
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 ??
— Britney Spears ?? (@britneyspears) August 1, 2024
Universal Pictures has beaten Margot Robbie and Bridgerton producer Shonda Rimes for the rights to Britney Spears's bestselling memoir The Woman in Me and is Turing it into a film.
As well as her story , they have the rights to her music catalog so we can expect to hear all her iconic songs.
Her explosive memoir has sold more than 2.5million copies in the US alone and became a No1 best-seller.
A movie insider said: "Britney has had an unbelievable career and it will be a major challenge to fit everything into one feature film."
"But she has been told in no uncertain terms that things won’t be sugar-coated and it will very much show all of her lows, as well as her career-defining highs."
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