‘Crossroads’ Director Tamra Davis On Working With ‘Bada** Business Woman’ Britney Spears

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It has been 20 years since Britney Spears’ “Crossroads” hit theatres. Starring alongside Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Dan Akroyd, Beverly Johnson and Kim Cattrall, the film was a success.

Written by Shona Rhimes and directed by Tamra Davis, Spears was at the height of her fame. READ MORE: Britney Spears Teases New Music In Sizzling Video In celebration of the anniversary, Davis spoke to Variety and looked back at turning down the film until she had met Spears. “I went out to Las Vegas and I got there in the morning at like 10 a.m.

at some big fancy suite, and Brit opened the door and she was like wearing a little T-shirt and underwear and she was like, ‘Last night, I was hammered!’ I was like, ‘Who’s this girl?!’” Davis recalled laughing. “She was hilarious and I just thought she was amazing.” After spending the day together, Davis was convinced by Spears.

She shared how the singer wanted to “change her image.” “I think that she wanted to take control. Especially at this time, there was a lot of talk about her being a virgin and all that kind of stuff, so she wanted to change this perception of herself.