People: Britney Spears’ autobiography to be made into a film

The autobiography “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears (42) was a bestseller last year. Now Hollywood wants to bring the singer’s eventful life to the screen as a biopic. The studio Universal Pictures has secured the rights to the memoirs. US director Jon M. Chu (44, “Crazy Rich”, “In the Heights”) is on board, according to the announcement. Nothing has been announced at this time about the cast of the main role.

She is happy to tell her fans that she has been working with producer Marc Platt on a “secret project,” Spears wrote on Thursday (local time) on the platform X. He made her favorite films, the singer explained (“Baby One More Time,” “Oops!… I Did It Again,” “Toxic”).

Platt, who brought hit films such as “Legally Blonde” and “La La Land” to the screen, is on board as a producer on the Spears film, according to “Variety” and “Hollywood Reporter.” He also produced the film musical “Wicked,” directed by Chu, which is set to hit theaters in November.

In her book “The Woman in Me,” Spears put her emotional life on paper, writing about the highs, breakdowns, and lows of her life. She also ruthlessly attacked her father, former lovers, paparazzi, and the media.

Spears, who has won multiple platinum records and Grammy Awards, is one of the most successful artists in music history. In 2008, her father took over guardianship of the musician after she suffered a mental breakdown due to private and professional problems. In mid-November 2021, the singer was released from this guardianship by the courts after a long battle.