Common Footage has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ bestselling memoir, The Lady in Me. Jon M. Chu, whose Depraved is about to be launched by means of the studio, is connected to develop, together with Marc Platt, his collaborator on Depraved and the producer of La La Land.
The guide has been the topic of intense competitors in Hollywood. Beforehand, it was reported that there was curiosity from Shonda Rhimes, Brad Pitt’s Plan B, and Margot Robbie. Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox, Disney, and Netflix all vied for the undertaking as properly.
However on Thursday, Spears shared the information of the “secret undertaking” with followers, revealing that Platt, who has “at all times made [her] favourite motion pictures,” would be the one she’s collaborating with.
Excited to share with my followers that I have been engaged on a secret undertaking with #MarcPlatt. He’s at all times made my favourite motion pictures … keep tuned 🌹🎥
— Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) August 1, 2024
The film, untitled at this level, will probably be based mostly on Spears’ memoir, which has offered 2.5 million copies worldwide. It revealed, for the primary time, Spears’ unimaginable journey—and the power on the core of one of many best performers in pop music historical past. Written with candor and humor, Spears’s guide illuminated the enduring energy of music and love—and the significance of a lady telling her personal story, on her personal phrases. The guide was revealed in October 2023 and rapidly rocketed to No. 1 on the New York Occasions Bestsellers record.
No casting bulletins have been revealed but.
Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox, Disney and Netflix all fought for the rights to Britney Spears’ biopic film.
Common Footage secured the rights for a whopping eight figures. pic.twitter.com/lYTh1ys6Fg
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) August 1, 2024
Marc Platt wasn’t at all times a producer; he pivoted from performing to producing early in his profession, realizing he felt extra creatively stimulated by the work behind the scenes.
“I noticed being a producer was a really thrilling factor. It glad my artistic wants, it let me be in management, and it allowed me to fulfill the enterprise aspect that me,” he instructed The Pennsylvania Gazette. “Coping with plenty of folks and having a really giant imaginative and prescient of one thing—I discovered that extra satisfying than being an actor.”
He attended New York College College of Regulation after graduating from faculty and went on to work as an legal professional in leisure regulation for Sam Cohn, a high Hollywood agent on the time.
Common Footage has acquired the film rights to Britney Spears’ ‘The Lady in Me’ alongside together with her music catalog for a reported eight figures.
It is going to be directed by Jon M. Chu (‘Depraved’) and produced by Marc Platt (‘La La Land’). (By way of The Ankler) pic.twitter.com/ONVw7ptaXM
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) August 1, 2024
Marc went on to land high positions at a number of distribution corporations—first, as Vice President at RKO Footage, and later as President of Orion Footage, and finally Common Studios.
He based his personal manufacturing firm, Marc Platt Productions, and has earned a slew of awards — one Golden Globe, two Tonys, two Primetime Emmys, and three Academy Award nominations amongst them. He has been a artistic power behind a string of hit motion pictures, together with Legally Blonde, Sleepless in Seattle, Jerry Maguire, La La Land, and extra.
Most notably, he produced the mega-hit Depraved, which he dropped at Broadway in 2003 and has remained one of many top-grossing exhibits ever since.
