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Erik Swann

What’s Holding Up The Britney Spears Biopic? Apparently, Ms. Spears Herself

Britney Spears looks out at the audience on The Tonight Show.

There are plenty of upcoming music biopics on the horizon, and one that fans have been waiting intently for is a feature film centered on the life and career of Britney Spears. After years of speculation, it was reported in 2024, that Universal landed the theatrical rights to Spears’ story and that Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked director Jon M. Chu would helm the flick. However, from the outside looking in, progress on the movie has been slow and, now, an insider is dropping claims about how Spears herself is allegedly holding it up.

After her biopic was announced, Spears shared a post in which she expressed enthusiasm about the movie, specifically the prospect of Marc Platt producing it. The aforementioned source alleges, however, that Spears is causing the project to stall due to her more recent exploits. Over the past few years, the singer has made headlines due to her racy Instagram posts, with one suggesting she prefers “the bad girl” persona. And, earlier this year, she was arrested and eventually charged with DUI. With all that in mind, the source said:

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