Britney Spears believes Selena Gomez is among top picks to portray her in biopic but fans slam casting

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA: Acclaimed director Jon M Chu is set to bring pop icon Britney Spears' biography to the big screen as he confirmed in August 2024 that he will start the much-anticipated project soon.

Notably, a recent report claimed that the pop icon herself believes Selena Gomez and Hollywood A-lister Natalie Portman are among the top contenders who can pull off the role of the 'Toxic' singer.

Britney Spears believes Selena Gomez is one of the top contenders to play pop icon

An insider claimed to Life & Style, "Britney adores Natalie Portman and thinks she’s such an incredible actress, she’d love to see her cast and thinks with the right make-up artist she could easily be transformed."

The source added, "The same goes for Selena Gomez. She’s someone Britney loves as a person and as an artist, she thinks she’s mighty talented and knows she’d also have her own history as a child star to draw on, which would make things easier."

Talking about the pop icon, director Chu told Billboard, "I've been a fan since I was young and she was young and she was one of 12 acts at the Shrine Auditorium. So I want to do her justice and tell her story right. But we’ll see. We’re developing it now and it’s a long road ahead."

Britney Spears wants biopic to be 'top-notch'

The 'Wicked' director added, "She’s going to be very involved. I haven’t really started anything fully yet, but she will be very involved in this. I have ideas and things, an approach, but it’s very early."

Moreover, the insider revealed that Britney wants this movie to be "absolutely top-notch". "She’s got so much faith and respect for Jon and his talent she has no doubt that together they are going to create something next level," the source added.

The insider further said, "The wonderful thing is, he (Jon) is very respectful of her and is allowing her tons of input as they put things together."

Internet slams idea of casting Selena Gomez as Britney Spears

Many people on the internet seemed to disagree with the idea that Selena Gomez would be a good choice to portray Britney Spears in her upcoming biopic.

A user wrote on X, "“High on the list” The bar must be low. No offense but NOTHING about Selena gives Queen Britney," while one added, "Selena Gomez???? When Addison Rae is right there???"

A person also stated, "No shade against Selena but if someone is going to play Britney they should at least look like her," whereas one mentioned, "Nooooooo this makes zero sense?? It needs to be an unknown person or else she’ll never be able to transcend the character sorry."

A user also wrote, "Even Miley Cyrus would be a better pick in my opinion," while one commented, "Absolutely the f*** notttttt thanks in advance."

An X user also mentioned, "Many people obsessed with Selena, not even a top 15 and she is old for the role," whereas one added, "This has to be a joke."

A person also wrote, "Lol. Dylan Mulvaney would be a better pick."

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