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Jon Chu Addresses Britney Spears Biopic Casting Rumors

Director Jon M. Chu addressed casting rumors that Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter or Millie Bobby Brown could star in his Britney Spears biopic

While it’s hard to imagine anyone but Hilary Duff starring in A Cinderella Story 20 years after its release, another pop princess was initially eyed for the movie’s lead role. Several notable stars have expressed interest in playing Spears, including Brown, 21, revealing on The Drew Barrymore Show in 2022 (long before the memoir’s publication) that she felt passionate about the “Toxic” singer’s life story. Based off the second act of the hit Oz-inspired Broadway show of the same name, Chu’s musical reunites him with Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who return as Glinda and Elphaba.

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