Jon M. Chu Delays Britney Spears Biopic Casting Until Story is Finalized
Jon M. Chu confirms he is not considering actors for his Britney Spears biopic until the film's story is locked. The "Wicked" director has seen early script work by writer Liz Meriwether for the project, which is still in its nascent stages
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Sep 22, 2026 11:52am PT
Jon M. Chu Will Not Cast Britney Spears Actor Until the Story for Movie Biopic Is Locked: ‘Not Even Thinking About Casting’
The filmmaker teases he's seen 'glimpses' of Liz Meriwether's 'profound' script.
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It may be some time before cameras begin to roll on Jon M. Chu ’s Britney Spears movie biopic, but the “Wicked” filmmaker has read some of the script from writer Liz Meriwether.
“She’s doing many beautiful things and I may or may have not gotten glimpses of what she’s been doing and it’s incredible,” Chu told me Saturday at the opening gala of the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. “It’s incredible, profound, beautiful. And that’s all I can say about it. You already got me to say too much.”
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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/jon-m-chu-casting-britney-spears-actor-movie-biopic-1236871260/)._
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