Rebel Wilson got Britney Spears' OK before using the singer's track in her upcoming flick. ET's Denny Directo spoke to the 42-year-old actress ahead of the release of Netflix's , and she revealed what went into getting to recreate the music video for Spears' 1999 song, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" in her film.«We had to get Britney's permission.
I was really nervous [thinking], 'Oh my gosh, I hope she knows we're [paying] homage to her with this,'» Wilson told ET. «It was really awesome that she gave permission to do it... 'Crazy' was just such a cool song, such an iconic video clip...
I just thought that would be really cool.»«We recreated that exact set,» she added. «What was weird is I didn't really practice that much.
When I shot it, I tried to just channel Britney and then immediately our director, Alex Hardcastle, was like, 'Oh my God, you were, like, so Britney.' In certain takes I really just believed I was her.
Read more on etonline.com