Britney Spears’ highly anticipated biopic, based on her best-selling memoir The Woman In Me, was supposed to be a powerful tribute to her life and career. But now, the entire project is on pause, and fans who were excited to see her story come to life on screen are being told not to hold their breath.
According to RadarOnline, Britney is having second thoughts about the project, and it’s more serious than just creative differences. The pop icon, now 43, initially signed off on the biopic last year, which immediately sparked buzz across Hollywood. But as production started to move forward, she began experiencing what sources are calling “negative thoughts.”
The film was shaping up to be a major moment—one that would honor everything Britney has endured and achieved. But now, insiders say things have hit a wall. “The wheels have come to a grinding halt on Britney,” one source shared. “There was a lot of excitement about acquiring the rights to The Woman In Me, but then Britney had some concerns. She found discussing her past very traumatic, and it prompted negative thoughts.”
That trauma isn’t new for Britney, and fans who read her memoir already know how deeply painful her journey has been—from her rise to fame and her personal struggles to the conservatorship battle that captured the world’s attention. The idea of revisiting all of that on screen, visually and emotionally, is proving too heavy right now.
Director Jon Chu, who was attached to lead the project, had hinted back in January that things were still in the “very, very early” stages. But now it looks like the early stages may be where it ends, at least for the foreseeable future. “So for that stuff to then be put together in a film version and visually relived is a real issue,” the insider said. “Jon and Britney need time to work through his vision of the film and her needs too. That just has not materialized so far.”
While Chu is a big name in the industry and was no doubt excited about the project, the insider made it clear that he’s not going to wait around indefinitely. “Everything has come to a halt. Jon has a lot of other projects to get on with. He doesn’t need to wait around given he is one of the hottest names in the business.”
For now, it looks like Britney’s biopic is off the table. And really, if she’s not ready to relive her past in such a public way, it makes sense. Telling her story already took a lot of strength—maybe more than people realize. Whether the project gets revived in the future or not, Britney’s story remains hers to tell on her own terms.