Britney Spears has lived enough public lives to fill the plot of several new movies. There was the teenage pop phenomenon, the tabloid years, the conservatorship and eventually The Woman in Me, the memoir that allowed Spears to tell much of that story herself. So when Universal announced plans to produce a page-to-screen adaptation of the memoir, I was immediately curious about which version of Britney’s life could fit into two-ish hours. We finally have a little more insight as the film's writer just shared an update.
New Girl creator Elizabeth Meriwether, who signed on to write the movie earlier this summer, spoke with Vanity Fair about where things stand. Anyone hoping casting announcements are right around the corner may want to temper expectations, because Meriwether sounds like she is still figuring out exactly what movie she wants to make. She shared with the outlet:
