You only get one chance to tell your story for the first time. Britney Spears already did that with The Woman In Me. Millions of readers connected with it because it wasn’t filtered through someone else’s perspective. Now comes the challenge of turning those pages into a film worth watching.
Liz Meriwether, the creator of New Girl and Dying For Sex, has signed on to write the screenplay for the upcoming Britney Spears biopic.
The film will be directed by Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu and is based on Spears’ bestselling memoir, The Woman In Me.
Released in 2023, the book became an instant success, selling more than 2.5 million copies in the United States and more than one million copies worldwide during its first week. The audiobook, narrated by Michelle Williams with an introduction from Spears, also became the fastest-selling audiobook in Simon & Schuster’s history.
The memoir offered Spears’ candid perspective on her career, relationships, personal experiences and her 13-year conservatorship. Among its biggest revelations was her account that she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake between 1998 and 2002 because he believed they “weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives” and were “way too young.”
While excitement continues to build around the film, Jon M. Chu has made it clear that bringing Spears’ story to the screen won’t be rushed.
“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.”
Chu also confirmed that Spears will be closely involved throughout the process.
“She’s going to be very involved. I haven’t really started anything fully yet, but she will be very involved in this. I have ideas and things, an approach, but it’s very early.”
The project was first announced in 2024 with Chu attached as director. Adding Meriwether to write the screenplay marks another major step as Spears’ bestselling memoir continues its journey from page to screen.
Do you think The Woman In Me can become one of the most compelling music biopics ever made?
