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Emma Roberts would count herself "Lucky" to step into Britney Spears' shoes for the upcoming movie about her life.
After news of a biopic in the works based on Spears' 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, the singer's former longtime assistant Felicia Culotta told TMZ she thinks Roberts, 33, would be a good casting choice for Spears, now 42, in the film.
"I was like, I love her assistant," Roberts said in a new interview with Cosmopolitan, reacting to the suggestion. "I mean, it's my true dream to play Britney Spears. It's a rumor, but I hope maybe it'll come true."
The Scream Queens alum is a longtime fan of Spears, telling the magazine, "I mean, I remember I locked myself in my room and listened to [Spears' 2003 album] In the Zone and said, 'I cannot leave this room until I memorize every word.' "
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Emma Roberts in New York City on Nov. 22, 2009; Britney Spears in Los Angeles in 1999.Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Roberts went on to share that nowadays, she even sings Spears' songs to her 3-year-old son Rhodes "in the bath all the time."
"I'm always like, 'God, he must think I'm so weird.' That's some millennial parenting," she told Cosmopolitan.
Universal Pictures announced Aug. 1 that it secured the rights to The Woman in Me after a "highly competitive auction," according to a press release. Wicked director Jon M. Chu is set to direct, while Marc Platt will produce. No official casting announcements have been revealed yet.
Spears wrote on X Aug. 1, "Excited to share with my fans that I've been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He's always made my favorite movies ... stay tuned."
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Cover of Britney Spears' 2023 memoir The Woman in Me.Gallery Books
Four months earlier, Roberts appeared on Live with Mark and Kelly, where she shared a memory of a childhood birthday when her mom Kelly Cunningham and aunt Julia Roberts surprised her with a call from Spears.
The American Horror Story actress remembered the pop star saying, "Happy birthday, Emma. It's Britney Spears." But she mistakenly thought it was a prank, adding, "I looked at them and hung up and was like, 'Mm-hmm, nice.' And they were like, 'No, that was her.' "
"I was — still am — the biggest Britney Spears fan," Roberts explained. "And I literally started crumbling and I was like, 'Can we get her back on the phone?' They got her back on the phone."
Joked Kelly Ripa, "Star 69 or whatever."
"I was like click right [away]," Roberts added as she indicated hanging up the phone. "I'm so sorry, Britney."
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