Emma Roberts Breaks Silence On Britney Spears Biopic Casting Rumors

The “American Horror Story” alum not too long ago opened up concerning the chance that she might play the “Poisonous” singer on the large display screen.

It appears to be like like Emma Roberts is a fan favourite to play the Princess of Pop. Britney Spears’ longtime assistant Felicia Culotta advised TMZ that she thought the 33-year-old actress could be a sensible choice to play the 42-year-old “Fortunate” singer. It appears that evidently Roberts is in settlement.

“I used to be, like, I really like her assistant,” Roberts responded in a brand new interview with Cosmopolitan. “I imply, it’s my true dream to play Britney Spears. It’s a rumor, however I hope possibly it’ll come true.”

Like many within the trade, the “Scream Queens” actress is a giant fan of Britney Spears and sometimes listened to her music rising up.

“I imply, I bear in mind I locked myself in my room and listened to Within the Zone and mentioned, ‘I can not go away this room till I memorize each phrase,'” Roberts mentioned of Spears’ 2003 album.

Roberts went on to say that she performs Britney Spears’ music when she bathes her 3-year-old son Rhodes. “I am at all times like, ‘God, he should assume I am so bizarre,'” she advised the publication. “That is some millennial parenting.”

Throughout an look on Dwell With Mark and Kelly, Emma Roberts recalled the time when she by chance hung up on Britney Spears throughout a shock birthday telephone name, as per People journal.

Her mom, Kelly Cunningham, and her aunt, Julia Roberts, had Britney Spears name the younger actress to want her a contented birthday, however she had a tough time believing that she was really talking to her pop idol and hung up the telephone.

Roberts recalled the “Woman In The Mirror” singer saying, “Joyful birthday, Emma. It is Britney Spears.” Nevertheless, the younger Roberts thought it was a prank and hung up the telephone saying, “‘Mmhmm. Good.’ They usually had been like, ‘No. That was her.'”

“I used to be — nonetheless am — the most important Britney Spears fan,” Roberts defined. “And I actually began crumbling and I used to be like, ‘Can we get her again on the telephone?’ They acquired her again on the telephone.”

“Star 69 or no matter,” host Kelly Ripa joked.

“I used to be like click on proper [away],” Roberts added. “I’m so sorry, Britney.”

Though the solid for the Britney Spears biopic has but to be introduced, the “Crossroads” actress did let some particulars slip about her massive mission on August 1.

On August 1, Spears tweeted, “Excited to share with my followers that I have been engaged on a secret mission with #MarcPlatt. He’s at all times made my favourite motion pictures … keep tuned.”

That very same day, Common Footage introduced that that they had secured the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir “The Lady In Me” after a “extremely aggressive public sale,” based on a press launch. “Depraved” director Jon M. Chu is ready to direct, whereas Marc Platt will produce the mission.

Along with her high-profile relationship with singer Justin Timberlake, followers are additionally desperate to see how the biopic will discover her relationship together with her ex-husband, actor Sam Asghari.

The previous couple met on the set of her “Slumber Celebration” music video in 2016 and began relationship shortly after. The 2 turned engaged in September 2021, lower than two months earlier than a choose struck down her controversial 13-year conservatorship.

Though they tied the knot in June 2022, rumors of hassle in paradise hit swiftly when the previous couple was photographed individually with out their marriage ceremony rings. In August 2023, the “Particular Ops: Lioness” actor filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable variations” as the rationale for the cut up.

Though it has not been introduced who will play Sam Asghari in her biopic, the previous private coach has had nothing however sort phrases for his ex-wife. When requested concerning the upcoming mission, Asghari mentioned that he hopes it does justice to her “legacy.”