Universal Pictures won the rights to Britney Spears’ best-selling memoir, “The Woman in Me,” after a final bid reportedly in “the eight-figure range” put the studio ahead of other big Hollywood studios.
Why it Matters:
The pop icon’s memoir, published in October 2023, was met with widespread acclaim upon release and became an instant bestseller. The book was #1 bestseller in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia shortly after its release and there were an estimated 3 million copies in print globally just under three months after its release.
Key Points:
The Ankler reported that other top contenders for the biopic included Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox, Disney and Netflix. Shonda Rhimes and the studios of Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie were also involved in the auction.
Universal Pictures’ winning bid also included the rights to Spears’ own music catalog.
Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights director Jon. M Chu and Oscar-nominated producer Marc Platt are set to collaborate with Spears and Universal on the project. The star hinted at this partnership on X prior to the announcement that Universal Pictures had won the bid: “Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He’s always made my favorite movies … stay tuned.”
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Broader View:
“The Woman in Me” expectedly details various parts of her life and experiences in stardom, but it also delves into subjects not made public prior to its release.
Though her degree of involvement in the project is not yet known, Spears’ ability to be hands-on is something Vogue shared would reassure fans, following the star’s work to “reclaim a narrative that had been taken away from her decades ago,” referencing her 13-year conservatorship that was dissolved in 2021.
