{"id":21453,"date":"2024-08-31T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.celebinsights.com\/emma-roberts-breaks-silence-on-britney-spears-biopic-casting-rumors\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T11:00:08","slug":"emma-roberts-breaks-silence-on-britney-spears-biopic-casting-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.celebinsights.com\/emma-roberts-breaks-silence-on-britney-spears-biopic-casting-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Roberts Breaks Silence On Britney Spears Biopic Casting Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The “American Horror Story” alum recently opened up about the possibility that she could play the “Toxic” singer on the big screen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Will Emma Roberts Play Britney Spears In Her Upcoming Biopic?<\/h2>\n
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It looks like Emma Roberts is a fan favorite to play the Princess of Pop. Britney Spears’ longtime assistant Felicia Culotta told TMZ<\/em><\/span> that she thought the 33-year-old actress would be a good choice to play the 42-year-old “Lucky” singer. It seems that Roberts is in agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I was, like, I love her assistant,” Roberts responded in a new interview with Cosmopolitan<\/em><\/span>. “I mean, it\u2019s my true dream to play Britney Spears. It\u2019s a rumor, but I hope maybe it\u2019ll come true.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Emma Roberts Is A Big Fan Of Britney Spears<\/h2>\n
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Like many in the industry, the “Scream Queens” actress is a big fan of Britney Spears and often listened to her music growing up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I mean, I remember I locked myself in my room and listened to In the Zone<\/em> and said, ‘I cannot leave this room until I memorize every word,'” Roberts said of Spears’ 2003 album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Roberts went on to say that she plays Britney Spears’ music when she bathes her 3-year-old son Rhodes. “I’m always like, ‘God, he must think I’m so weird,'” she told the publication. “That’s some millennial parenting.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Emma Roberts Once Hung Up On Britney Spears!<\/h2>\n
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During an appearance on Live With Mark and Kelly<\/em>, Emma Roberts recalled the time when she accidentally hung up on Britney Spears during a surprise birthday phone call, as per People<\/em><\/span> magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Her mother, Kelly Cunningham, and her aunt, Julia Roberts, had Britney Spears call the young actress to wish her a happy birthday, but she had a hard time believing that she was actually speaking to her pop idol and hung up the phone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Roberts recalled the “Girl In The Mirror” singer saying, “Happy birthday, Emma. It’s Britney Spears.” However, the young Roberts thought it was a prank and hung up the phone saying, “‘Mmhmm. Nice.’ And they were like, ‘No. That was her.'”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI was \u2014 still am \u2014 the biggest Britney Spears fan,\u201d Roberts explained. \u201cAnd I literally started crumbling and I was like, \u2018Can we get her back on the phone?\u2019 They got her back on the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Star 69 or whatever,” host Kelly Ripa joked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI was like click right [away],\u201d Roberts added. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, Britney.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Who Will Direct The Britney Spears Biopic?<\/h2>\n
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Although the cast for the Britney Spears biopic has yet to be announced, the “Crossroads” actress did let some details slip about her big project on August 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On August 1, Spears tweeted<\/span>, “Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He\u2019s always made my favorite movies … stay tuned.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That same day, Universal Pictures announced that they had secured the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir “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 the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Who Will Play Sam Asghari In The Film?<\/h2>\n
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In addition to her high-profile relationship with singer Justin Timberlake<\/strong><\/span>, fans are also eager to see how the biopic will explore her relationship with her ex-husband, actor Sam Asghari<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The former couple met on the set of her “Slumber Party” music video in 2016 and started dating shortly after. The two became engaged in September 2021, less than two months before a judge struck down her controversial 13-year conservatorship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Although they tied the knot in June 2022, rumors of trouble in paradise hit swiftly when the former couple was photographed separately without their wedding rings. In August 2023, the “Special Ops: Lioness” actor filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Although it has not been announced who will play Sam Asghari in her biopic, the former personal trainer has had nothing but kind words for his ex-wife. When asked about the upcoming project, Asghari said that he hopes it does justice to her “legacy.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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