Britney Spears just made a ton of money.
Agreeing to have her life story told at length screen.
Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to Britney Spears’ chart-topping memoir “The Woman In Me,” according to a press release issued Thursday by the studio.
It will be made into a movie at some point…with Wicked director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt in development.
To be clear, there are no writers attached to the project yet, and a release date is likely still years away – but it’s still very exciting!
On the one hand, we can start speculating whether Britney will actually play herself in the movie, since her performance in the movie Crossroads wasn’t that bad.
However, this seems unlikely.
However, TMZ reports that Spears will be able to make the final casting decision. She also earned at least $10 million from selling the rights to the aforementioned books.
Britney’s biography was released in October 2023.
In it, the artist details all the ways her father abused her over the years; most notably, of course, through conservatorship, where he controlled his daughter’s finances, career, and even her entire life.
Spears also wrote that her father was an alcoholic.
It is speculated that Britney will also decide on the actor who will play Jamie Spears in the upcoming film.
The Grammy winner’s memoir has sold more than 2.5 million copies in the United States alone.
At various points in the book, Spears chronicles her rise to pop superstardom, from her youthful Mickey Mouse Club days to her highly publicized and scrutinized conservatorship cases.
The audiobook, read by Academy Award-nominated actor Michelle Williams and introduced by Spears, has become the fastest-selling audiobook in Simon & Schuster history.
As for how Spears ended up getting the book adapted into a movie?
Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with them #markplatt. He always makes my favorite movies…stay tuned?????????
– Britney Spears? (@BritneySpears) August 1, 2024
On August 1, she simply shared news of a “secret project” with fans on social media, pictured above, writing that Pratt “has been working on my favorite movie ever.”
Chu and Platt recently collaborated on the upcoming film version of the musical “Wicked,” starring another pop star, Ariana Grande.
Chu also directed “Crazy Rich Asians,” while Pratt worked behind the scenes on “Legally Blonde” and “La La La.”
