The film will be based on the singer’s book ‘The Woman in Me’ / Photo: ABC
‘The Woman in Me’, the memoir by singer and pop star Britney Spears, will be adapted into a biopic by Universal and will be directed by American Jon Chu, specialist media reported on Thursday.
The project will hit the big screen after Universal Studios acquired the rights to the interpreter’s memoirs published in 2023, which became an immediate best-seller, with more than 2.5 million copies sold in the United States alone.
Chu, who directed the successful ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (2018) and who will release this year the first part of the long-awaited adaptation of the musical ‘Wicked’, will be the one behind the cameras, while Marc Platt will be in charge of the production of the future film.
“Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with Marc Platt. He’s always made my favorite movies…stay tuned,” the ‘Baby One More Time’ singer wrote today on her X account.
By acquiring the rights to the memoir, Universal is playing it safe, especially after the book’s impact on the public by revealing revealing details, including that the Grammy winner had an abortion during the years she was dating Justin Timberlake.
The audiobook of this publication, read by actress Michelle Williams, was the most listened to in 2023 on the Spotify platform and holds the record for the fastest sales in the history of the Simon & Schuster label.
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2024-08-02 02:41:00
