Announced in 2024, the feature film inspired by the memoirs of Britney Spears is still a vague project, even if we already know what role the star will play in her biopic. Asked about this during the 82nd evening of the Golden Globes, director Jon M. Chu, who should take control of the film, actually made some confidences about this next feature film.
After the success of Wickedawarded during the Golden Globes evening on the night of Sunday January 5, director Jon M. Chu should soon tackle another cultural monument: the career of Britney Spears. Published in 2022 following a record contract, The Woman in me (The Woman in Me) condenses the singer’s memoirs into a best-selling book, the rights to which were acquired by Universal Pictures. Since then, speculation has been rife about the progress of the feature film, which still seems to be in its early stages. Asked about this by Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet of the Golden Globes, Jon M. Chu however gave some information on the upcoming film, confident in particular that the star will not be excluded from the production of his biopic.
In fact, the filmmaker admitted that“she will be very involved”however not specifying what role she would have in this achievement. “I haven’t started anything yet, but she will be very involved. I have ideas, things, an approach, but it’s still very early.” For now, Jon M. Chu is working on directing the sequel to Wickedwhile keeping an eye on Britney Spears fans and their desires for the upcoming feature film. “I’ve seen all the fan castings, and I always take them into consideration because maybe there’s a good idea in there”said Jon M. Chu. “But we’ll have to see what the film’s approach is before we know who the right person is for this role.” Nothing has been decided, but everything should be thought of to be as faithful as possible to the memories of the singer of Baby One More Time : “I’ve been a fan since I was young, and she was young, and she was one of 12 performers at the Shrine Auditorium. So I want to do him justice and tell his story properly. But we’ll see. We are developing it, and the road will be long.”assured Jon M. Chu to Billboard about this. To be continued.
If Britney Spears will soon have the luxury of seeing her tumultuous life told on the big screen, she is not the only celebrity to be the subject of a biopic as the genre seems more fashionable than ever. After those already released on Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse, Bob Dylan will be the next artist to be brought to the big screen, played by Timothée Chalamet. Bruce Springsteen will also soon star in a feature film, with Jeremy Allen White continuing to film Deliver Me From Nowherefilm dedicated to the creation of the Boss’ album of the same name. Michael Jackson will also be entitled to his biopic, even if its release has been postponed. Finally, in France the genre is just as popular, as the success in theaters ensures. Mr Aznavourretracing the early career of the singer of Bohemia, or on the one dedicated to the actress Sarah Bernhardt, played by Sandrine Kiberlain.
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