Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears\u2019 memoir \u201cThe Woman in Me\u201d and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M. Chu, the studio announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
After a competitive auction, Universal won the movie rights to the memoir, which has sold more than 2.5 million copies since it was released last October.<\/p>\n
Marc Platt, the veteran producer of \u201cWicked\u201d and \u201cLa La Land,\u201d is set to produce, with Chu (\u201cCrazy Rich Asians,\u201d \u201cIn the Heights\u201d) to direct.<\/p>\n
Spears, herself, celebrated the news on X, where she tweeted that she was \u201cexcited to share with my fans that I\u2019ve been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He\u2019s always made my favourite movies \u2026 stay tuned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spears, 42, in her book chronicles her rise to fame from \u201cThe Mickey Mouse Club\u201d to global pop stardom, as well as her struggles with the conservatorship that was dissolved in 2021.<\/p>\n
The memoir, sales of which were boosted by an audiobook read by Michelle Williams, included the revelation that she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake more than 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
Music biopics have been one of Hollywood\u2019s most popular genres in recent years, with recent films about Elvis, Amy Winehouse and Bob Marley.<\/p>\n
Upcoming releases include \u201cA Complete Unknown,\u201d with Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet as Bob Dylan, and a Michael Jackson biopic due next year.<\/p>\n
Universal previously released the 2015 N.W.A. biopic \u201cStraight Outta Compton.\u201d<\/p>\n
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