(UOL/FOLHAPRESS) - Britney Spears' life story will hit the big screen around the world with a script written by Liz Meriwether, creator of the series "New Girl", starring Zooey Deschanel between 2011 and 2018. The information is from the American portal The Hollywood Reporter.
Britney Spears biopic will be written by New Girl series writer
(UOL/FOLHAPRESS) - Britney Spears' life story will hit the big screen around the world with a script written by Liz Meriwether, creator of the series "New Girl", starring Zooey Deschanel between 2011 and 2018. The...
The screenwriter is also the creator of the series "The Dropout", which won an Emmy for Amanda Seyfried, and co-creator of the miniseries "Dying for Sex".
The film will be directed by Jon M. Chu (Wicked) and produced by Marc Platt (Legally Blonde). The story will be based on the biography of the pop princess, "The Woman in Me", which recounts the life of the "Toxic" singer, chronicling her rise to fame, her dalliances with celebrities and her breakdown, which led her to be tutored by her father for years.
The book, written by Britney and released in October 2023, was a sales success, releasing more than 1 million copies in the United States in its first week on shelves. The audio version was narrated by actress Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans).
The news of taking the story to the cinema was released in August 2024, when Universal Pictures secured the production rights to the biography. At the time, Britney even shared on social media that she was involved in a "secret project" and praised Platt's work on social media, stating that he produced some of her favorite films.
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