Britney Spears Had a Strong Reaction to the Idea of Millie Bobby Brown Playing Her in a Biopic

As Britney Spears prepares for her life to get the biopic treatment, fans remember how she criticized Millie Bobby Brown for wanting to play the singer.

Millie has been on Hollywood's radar since her breakout role in Stranger Things. She once caught Britney's attention, and it didn't go well.

In November 2022, Millie appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show. While there, she discussed moving into biopics at some point in her career. When asked who she would like to play, Millie told Drew that Britney was a top choice, stating the "Lucky" singer's story and career "resonates with me."

"I want to play a real person and I think for me, Britney," Millie said. "Growing up in the public eye, watching her videos, watching interviews of her when she was young," the actor reflected. "And I don’t know her, but when I look at pictures of her, I feel like I could tell her story in the right way — and hers only.”

While Millie felt confident in her ability to play Britney, the singer wasn't convinced. She expressed as much on Instagram, writing in a since-deleted Instagram post that she's far from the biopic stage of her life.

“I hear about people wanting to do movies about my life … dude I’m not dead!!" Britney wrote, per The Independent.

The "Sometimes" singer didn't mention Millie or her comments directly, but both celebs' fans got the hint. Millie didn't respond to Britney publicly.

In 2017, Lifetime released an unauthorized biopic, Britney Ever After, starring Natasha Bassett as Britney. Despite not being involved with the project, she will reportedly have the final say in casting for the biopic based on her memoir, The Woman In Me, which was released in 2023, per Variety. We'll report back if Millie wins Britney over after all!