Emma Roberts says: It’s my absolute dream to play Britney Spears in her biopic
Emma Roberts would count herself «Lucky» to step into Britney Spears’ shoes for the upcoming movie about her life.
After news of a biopic in the works based on Spears’ 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, the singer’s former longtime assistant Felicia Culotta told TMZ she thinks Roberts, 33, would be a good casting choice for Spears, now 42, in the film.
«I was like, I love her assistant,» Roberts said in a new interview with Cosmopolitan, reacting to the suggestion. «I mean, it’s my true dream to play Britney Spears. It’s a rumor, but I hope maybe it’ll come true.»
The Scream Queens alum is a longtime fan of Spears, telling the magazine, «I mean, I remember I locked myself in my room and listened to Spears’ 2003 album In the Zone and said,
‘I cannot leave this room until I memorize every word.’ »
Roberts went on to share that nowadays, she even sings Spears’ songs to her 3-year-old son Rhodes «in the bath all the time.»
«I’m always like, ‘God, he must think I’m so weird.’ That’s some millennial parenting,» she told Cosmopolitan.
Universal Pictures announced Aug. 1 that it secured the rights to The Woman in Me after a «highly competitive auction,» according to a press release.
Wicked director Jon M. Chu is set to direct, while Marc Platt will produce. No official casting announcements have been revealed yet.
Spears wrote on X Aug. 1, «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.»
