Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on July 7 that Universal has tapped Liz Meriwether to write an early or finishing draft for the film, joining director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt.
- The project is based on Spears’ 2023 memoir The Woman in Me and the studio’s rights package reportedly includes use of her music, which would allow the film to incorporate songs from her catalogue.
- Reports say Chu and Platt began an initial draft and that Meriwether will complete the adaptation, and Chu has said Spears will be very involved in the creative process.
- No casting choices, production start date, or release schedule have been announced, though the hiring marks the clearest sign the project is actively moving through development after earlier delay rumors.
- The hire follows heavy commercial interest in music biopics after recent box-office hits and comes as Spears’ memoir — which sold millions of copies worldwide — guarantees strong public attention while raising sensitive issues about her conservatorship and mental-health history.