Wicked director Jon M. Chu has already been confirmed to helm the anticipated project based on the pop star’s recent memoir The Woman In Me.
Now, New Girl and Dying For Sex creator Liz Meriwether has been brought on board to write the script, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Woman In Me was a huge success upon release and sold over 2.5million copies in the US alone, and shifted a million copies worldwide in its first week in October in 2023. Meanwhile, the audiobook – narrated by Hollywood star Michelle Williams, with an introduction by Spears – was also the fastest-selling in publisher Simon & Schuster’s history.
The book contained a number of notable revelations in its candid discussion of her career, relationships, 13-year conservatorship and personal experiences. One of the most significant was that she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake between 1998 to 2002 because he thought they “weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives” and were “way too young”.
Tate McRae has shut down the idea that she could play Britney Spears in a biopic.
While it remains unclear if the casting process has even started yet, during a profile for Rolling Stone published on Thursday, Tate was asked whether she would be interested in auditioning.
"I need to take an acting lesson before I'd even consider ever doing anything," she replied.
And though Tate's dancing and performance style has often been compared to Britney's, the Canadian artist insisted she doesn't particularly resemble the Princess of Pop.
"And also, I feel like I look nothing like her or sound nothing like her, so I don't know if I'd be a great fit," the 22-year-old added.
