Selena Gomez and Natalie Portman top Britney Spears' casting wish list for her biopic

Pop icon Britney Spears has entertained the world for decades with her music, and now with a biopic of her based on her memoir ‘The Woman in Me,’ she is all set to engage all. The ‘Wicked’ fame director Jon M. Chu will be donning the hat of the captain of the ship and he has promised that Britney herself will play a huge role in bringing this story to life.
In an interview at the Golden Globes, he confessed that Britney will be “very involved” in the project. “I’ve been a fan since I was young... she was one of 12 acts at the Shrine Auditorium,” he mentioned in his conversation. He even highlighted how he’s eager to do Spears’ story, but kept most of the details under wraps.
However, where the director said he would have Britney play herself in the movie, it appears the pop singer herself has a new name of stars she would love to see on the screen playing her. According to Life and Style magazine, an inside told them Britney has Natalie Portman and Selena Gomez at the top of her wishlist.
“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 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,” quoted the insider.
Upon hearing the news the internet users reacted. Unable to see Britney any of the actresses, a fan wrote on social media - “I still think they should hire an unknown actress who looks more like Britney than any single actress in Hollywood.” Further, another internet user commented - “I don’t buy it tbh lmao. It’s like someone just made this up by using two of the only actresses Britney has been known to publicly admire lmao. Did they also say she wants Brad Pitt to play Justin lmao?”
Meanwhile, a confirmation of the cast is awaited from the makers.