After a serious casting endorsement, Emma Roberts is campaigning for the position of a lifetime.
After Britney Spears‘ assistant recommended the actress play her in a function adaptation of Spears’ memoir The Lady In Me, Roberts appears greater than ready to tackle the portrayal, explaining that she’s been getting ready for not less than 20 years.
“I used to be like, I really like her assistant,” she informed Cosmo of her response to the advice. “I imply, it’s my true dream to play Britney Spears. It’s a rumor, however I hope perhaps it’ll come true. I imply, I bear in mind I locked myself in my room and listened to Within the Zone and mentioned, ‘I can not go away this room till I memorize each phrase.’”
Roberts added of her love for Spears, “I imply, I sing Britney to my son within the tub on a regular basis. I’m at all times like, ‘God, he should suppose I’m so bizarre.’ That’s some millennial parenting.”
Spears’ longtime assistant Felicia Culotta beforehand recommended Roberts tackle the position as she informed TMZ the actress’ youngster stardom on Nickelodeon‘s Unfabulous parallels Spears’ personal adolescence on the Disney Channel‘s The All-New Mickey Mouse Membership.
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Culotta additionally recommended Timothée Chalamet play Spears’ ex Justin Timberlake, and Drew Barrymore as the non-public assistant herself, who has been working with Spears since 1997.
After Spears’ memoir debuted final 12 months atop the New York Occasions’ best-sellers listing, a studio bidding struggle ensued. Common not too long ago gained the rights to the venture, with Depraved director Jon M. Chu connected to helm the variation.
The e book traces Spears’ upbringing in Mississippi and Louisiana to her rise to fame with the 1999 debut album …Child One Extra Time, her 2008 conservatorship and her newfound freedom.
