Britney Spears will be ‘very involved’ in new biopic, says director Jon M. Chu

Britney Spears is set to play a hands-on role in the making of the biopic based on her best-selling memoir, “The Woman In Me”… director Jon M. Chu revealed.

The filmmaker, who recently broke box office records with his musical film “Wicked,” posted an update on the 2025 Golden Globes… where he confirmed that production on the Brit-centric pic was in progress. his debut – and assured fans that he has a vision for how he wants to approach things.

As Jon told Entertainment Tonight, Britney plans to be “very involved” in the film.

He added… “I haven’t really started anything yet, but she will be very involved in all of this. I have ideas and things, an approach, but it’s very early.”

So early, in fact, Jon is still considering how to cast the lead role…that is, whether they will give the role to a veteran actress or a newcomer.

Jon made it clear that he’s considering all options… and admitted that he’s even caught wind of the many casting suggestions made by fans online.

He continued… “I always take that into consideration because maybe there’s a good idea. But we’ll have to see what the film’s approach is before we know who’s right.”

Several names have been bandied about since it was announced in August that Britney’s book was being made into a major film. In fact, over the summer, Brit’s former personal assistant and longtime confidant Felicia Culotta told TMZ…she wanted Emma Roberts has step into Britney’s dancing shoes.

Emma co-signed the idea after the pitch gained traction online… calling it a “real dream” to play Britney one day.