Director Jon M. Chu (Now You See Me 2, Within the Heights, Depraved) has signed on to direct the difference of The Lady In Me, at Common. Based mostly on the best-selling memoir by Britney Spears, the story follows her teenage rise to fame, her profession and conservatorship, and her life now after successful her freedom and telling her story.
Spears initially signed a $15M guide deal again in 2022, which was one of many largest guide offers of all-time, and it went on to change into one of many largest best-sellers of the yr, promoting over 2.5M copies stateside throughout hardcover, book, and audiobook codecs.
The audiobook, was learn by Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams with an introduction by Britney Spears, is the quickest promoting in Simon & Schuster’s historical past.
It was the No. 1 most listened to audiobook on Spotify in 2023. The guide was an instantaneous No. 1 New York Instances bestseller in hardcover, book, and audio and it was Simon & Schuster’s largest promoting nonfiction hardcover in 2023. All over the world, there’s over 3 million copies in print. The Lady in Me was printed by Gallery Books on October 24, 2023.
No casting information has been revealed, however this shall be a scorching mission for Common, so they are going to be sure you maintain followers up to date.
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