{"id":820949,"date":"2025-01-18T11:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/britney-spears-to-be-very-involved-in-new-biopic-director-jon-m-chu-says\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T11:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:12:33","slug":"britney-spears-to-be-very-involved-in-new-biopic-director-jon-m-chu-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/britney-spears-to-be-very-involved-in-new-biopic-director-jon-m-chu-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears to Be &#8216;Very Involved&#8217; in New Biopic, Director Jon M. Chu Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music <\/p>\n<div>\n        <main id=\"main\"><\/p>\n<header>\n<h2>Music<br \/>\n                          <span>Britney Spears<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span>To Be &#8216;Very Involved&#8217; in Biopic<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span>&#8230; Director Jon M. Chu Confirms<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<div id=\"cb-62e32018863998ffc7c1e68f40fad8c6\">\n                  <a data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250106_f4133cc71ebc4dc6998c49f8e16ca2df\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:59d3fa46-479e-4c1d-9b50-61648f350518\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f4\/4by3\/2025\/01\/06\/f4133cc71ebc4dc6998c49f8e16ca2df_md.jpg\" alt=\"music The Woman In me Book britney spears Jon M. Chu\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\">\n                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<section id=\"cb-03f1a2eb1ba69f3ca88be77bdc1b3841\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/britney-spears\/\"><strong>Britney Spears<\/strong> <\/a>is set to have a hands-on role in the making of the biopic based on her best-selling memoir, &#8220;The Woman In Me&#8221; &#8230; director <strong>Jon M. Chu<\/strong> has revealed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cdbb30ef4e03fd53cd1db6f85d10b968\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>The filmmaker, who recently broke box office records with his musical movie &#8220;Wicked,&#8221; issued the update at the 2025 Golden Globes &#8230; where he confirmed production on the Brit-centric pic is in its early days &#8212; and assured fans that he has a vision of how he wants to approach things.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c84e746f10907f6f2a1baaae38ce6d1b\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>As Jon told Entertainment Tonight, Britney intends to be &#8220;very involved&#8221; with the film.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2302e5482a7a8f2cfb3b900320e68712\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>He added &#8230; &#8220;I haven\u2019t really started anything fully yet, but she will be very involved in this. I have ideas and things, an approach, but it\u2019s very early.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"cb-0d7adbbda8eed0fd61dc8056bff7aef0\">\n                  <a data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250106_814791583dec489d98e1783e7293a41d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:59d3fa46-479e-4c1d-9b50-61648f350518\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/81\/4by3\/2025\/01\/06\/814791583dec489d98e1783e7293a41d_md.jpg\" alt=\"music Jon M. Chu\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\">\n                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<section id=\"cb-efefc4725a4d1f422d87f2c1bb81e04c\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>So early, in fact, Jon is still contemplating how to go about casting the lead role &#8230; that is, whether they hand the part to a veteran actress or a newcomer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4bfd3e90a7e2053c223ced8cbcbbfe8a\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>Jon made it clear he&#8217;s considering all options &#8230; and confessed he&#8217;s even caught wind of the many casting suggestions made by fans online.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"cb-728268e8273056b820628525afde425d\">\n                  <a data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250106_77380c8b58b54be98955557f7afb899e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:59d3fa46-479e-4c1d-9b50-61648f350518\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/77\/4by3\/2025\/01\/06\/77380c8b58b54be98955557f7afb899e_md.jpg\" alt=\"music Britney Spears with her The Woman In me Book\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\">\n                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<section id=\"cb-5ff4461d9c2a0e2246550e7d88fa5896\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>He continued &#8230; &#8220;I always take those into consideration because maybe there\u2019s a good idea out there. But we\u2019ll have to see what the approach of the movie is before we know who\u2019s right for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0dafad2b6fc340edbb6af6d9b08bcdbc\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>Several names have been floated since news broke in August that Britney&#8217;s book would be made into a major motion picture. In fact, over the summer, Brit&#8217;s former personal assistant and longtime confidante <strong>Felicia Culotta<\/strong> told TMZ &#8230; she wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/emma-roberts\/\"><strong>Emma Roberts<\/strong><\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/07\/britney-spears-assistant-suggests-emma-roberts-movie-role\/\"><strong>step into Britney&#8217;s dancing shoes<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-541b3544f7a16a60b9e26f27de0237e4\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>Emma cosigned the idea after the pitch picked up steam on the internet &#8230; calling it a &#8220;true dream&#8221; to play Britney one day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e99cadbba72660bcdad154a8d4a01280\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox.com\/tmz-investigates-luigi-mangione-the-mind-of-a-killer\/\"><br \/>\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/16by9\/2024\/12\/30\/a6982072b3cb4d1da6bb9282995e56ab_md.jpg\" alt=\"music Luigi Mangione-INLINE-TONIGHT\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\"><br \/>\n                                  <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a025f87ccc3d7902bad4781a26e6b7a3\" data-context=\"{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}\">\n<p>Maybe she&#8217;ll be &#8220;Lucky&#8221; enough for it all to come to fruition. 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