‘Wicked’ director says there’s “a long road ahead” for Britney Spears’ biopic

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Wicked director Jon M. Chu has suggested that it might be a long wait until we get Britney Spears‘ anticipated biopic – see what he had to say below.It was reported in early August last year that Spears was in the process of developing her biopic with Wicked director Jon M.

Chu, based on her recent memoir The Woman In Me. “Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt,” she wrote on social media at the time. “He’s always made my favourite movies… stay tuned.”In November, Chu confirmed that that the film was in its “initial conception” stage, and that they had yet to hire a writer to pen the script.

Now, Chu has shared another substantial update, telling Billboard at the 2025 Golden Globes: “I’m a big fan of Britney. I’ve been a fan since I was young and she was young and she was one of 12 acts at the Shrine Auditorium.

So I want to do her justice and tell her story right. But we’ll see. We’re developing it now and it’s a long road ahead.”Speaking to Entertainment Tonight on the same topic, Chu confirmed Spears’ involvement in the film: “She’s going to be very involved.