Breaking news for everyone who’s been dying to see a movie where Britney Spears saves us all with a perfectly executed dance solo and possibly a bedazzled technicolor coat: Director Jon M. Chu has finally provided an update on the Britney Spears biopic. And when I say “update,” I mean he gave us enough to keep us from staging a full-blown social media uprising. Here’s what we know so far.
So, flash back to August. The Britney memoir, “The Woman in Me,” was announced as the source material for a movie, a cinematic masterpiece of glitter, heartbreak, and presumably, a killer soundtrack. And guess who was attached? Jon M. Chu, who’s got credits like Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights, was brought in to direct Britney’s legendary life story on the big screen.
Naturally, since August, fans have been low-key stalking the internet for updates. But then, in true Britney fashion, the Princess of Pop just went and did her own thing. Suddenly, Britney was throwing out hints about a potential Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat adaptation, mentioning Jon Chu’s name and sparking a firestorm of “Wait, is Britney playing Joseph now? Or maybe the coat?”
When cornered by The Hollywood Reporter (probably by a journalist foaming at the mouth for anything Britney), Jon Chu played it cool. He didn’t confirm a Britney cameo as a biblical dream interpreter or even as the most dazzling coat known to man. Instead, he channeled his inner fanboy, saying, “I cannot talk much about the Britney story other than I have been a Britney fan for many years.” Translation: he knows, he feels, he breathes Britney. Respect.
Jon then waxed poetic about Britney’s cultural impact: “She represents a generation of people growing up in the 2000s and late ’90s…” which is a polite way of saying Britney’s iconic, and we all know it. He hinted that this biopic isn’t just about Britney—it’s about how the world treats its stars, its youth, its “pop queens who we think we own,” and yes, moms. He also made it clear that the script isn’t written yet, and they haven’t even hired a writer. So, basically, it’s still in the “plotting our vision board on Pinterest” phase.
And about those technicolor coat rumors? Chu, like a true showman, threw it back to Britney: “You’ll have to ask Britney what she meant by all of that.” Because Britney said Jon’s name on Instagram, the whole world went into interpretive overdrive, which he’s apparently cool with. He said, “That’s an honor. I love that. I think she likes to tease the audience in different ways.” In other words, Britney’s out here playing 4D chess while the rest of us are still figuring out how to pass Go.
What does this mean for us, the popcorn-munching masses? Well, one day, we’ll probably get a Britney biopic that tackles fame, freedom, and motherhood. And who knows, maybe a technicolor coat will make an appearance after all.
For now, Jon is “excited to work with her,” and we’re excited to see whatever cosmic glitter storm they cook up.
