Common Photos has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ bestselling memoir, The Girl 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 e-book 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 venture as effectively.
However on Thursday, Spears shared the information of the “secret venture” 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 venture 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 likely be primarily based on Spears’ memoir, which has offered 2.5 million copies worldwide. It revealed, for the primary time, Spears’ unbelievable journey—and the energy on the core of one of many best performers in pop music historical past. Written with candor and humor, Spears’s e-book illuminated the enduring energy of music and love—and the significance of a lady telling her personal story, on her personal phrases. The e-book was printed in October 2023 and rapidly rocketed to No. 1 on the New York Instances Bestsellers listing.
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 Photos 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 spotted being a producer was a really thrilling factor. It glad my inventive wants, it let me be in management, and it allowed me to fulfill the enterprise aspect that me,” he advised The Pennsylvania Gazette. “Coping with plenty of individuals and having a really massive imaginative and prescient of one thing—I discovered that extra satisfying than being an actor.”
He attended New York College Faculty of Regulation after graduating from faculty and went on to work as an lawyer in leisure legislation for Sam Cohn, a prime Hollywood agent on the time.
Common Photos has acquired the film rights to Britney Spears’ ‘The Girl 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 prime positions at a number of distribution corporations—first, as Vice President at RKO Photos, and later as President of Orion Photos, 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 inventive pressure 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 reveals ever since.