After “Wicked” became a huge success, Jon M. Chu announced in an interview that his next work could feature Britney herself
After the resounding success of “Wicked” in theaters, Jon M. Chu announced that his next project will be directing the highly anticipated Britney Spears biopic. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the director revealed that the artist is directly involved in the project, which will be based on the memoir “The Woman in Me”, released in 2023.
I’m a big fan and I want to do her justice, but we’ll see what happens. We are developing the project now and we have a long way to go,” he commented. Chutalking about the early stages of production.
Before dedicating himself completely to the film about Britney, the director will complete post-production on “Wicked: For Good”, the second part of the adaptation of Elphaba’s story in the Wizarding universe of Oz. The film opens in Brazil on November 20th.
Britney’s participation
Chu also refuted rumors about the lack of involvement of Britney in the project. “Britney will be very involved. We haven’t started anything tangible yet, but it’s a project in which she will participate a lot”, said the director. Universal Pictures acquired the rights to adapt the book last year and began the planning phase, with Marc Plattknown for “La La Land”, in production and the script is still in development.
Despite confirming their collaboration, Britney Spears made it clear in an Instagram post that the film will not be a traditional biopic, promising something different from what the public expects.
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