Liz Meriwether Tapped to Write Britney Spears Biopic for Universal
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Danielle Chelosky
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Universal's Britney Spears biopic, based on her memoir The Woman In Me, has hired Liz Meriwether (creator of New Girl) as the screenwriter. The project was first announced in 2024 with Marc Platt producing and Jon M. Chu directing. The audiobook version of Spears' memoir, narrated by Michelle Williams, became the fastest-selling in Simon & Schuster's history.
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· 3 pulledThe project has recruited Liz Meriwether — best known as the creator of New Girl — as the writer.
The audiobook version of The Woman In Me became the fastest-selling in Simon & Schuster's history, and it was narrated by actress Michelle Williams.
We learned back in 2024 that Britney Spears had sold the rights to her memoir, The Woman In Me, to Universal, and a biopic was on the way with Marc Platt producing and Jon M. Chu directing.
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