Emma Roberts Responds to Britney Spears Biopic Casting Rumor: 'It's My True Dream to Play' Her

enna Roberts would count herself lucky to step into Britney Spear's 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 kada 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 Robert 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 Queen's 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 Roberts went on to share that nowadays she even sings spear songs to her three-year-old son rhs 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 August 1 that it secured the rights to the woman in Mee after a highly competitive auction according to a press release Wicked director John enu is set to direct while Mark Platt will produce no official casting announcements have been revealed yet Spears wrote I'm ex August one excited to share with my fans that I've been working on a secret project with hashar plat he's always made my favorite movies stay tuned 4 months earlier Roberts appeared on live with Mark and Kelly where she shared a memory 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 am him 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 Rea star 69 or whatever I was like click right away Roberts added as she indicated hanging up the phone I'm so sorry Britney