Claire Cohen wraps role on Lifetime TV feature Popstar.
Executive Producer: Harvey Kahn, Joan Harrison
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: Anne Marie Hess
Britney Spears is getting the biopic treatment from Lifetime.
The 34-year-old singer will be portrayed by Australian actress Natasha Bassett.
Bassett, 23, recently was featured in the Coen Brothers comedy Hail, Caesar! that starred Josh Brolin, George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson.
The Lifetime biopic Britney Jean was described as the ‘tumultuous true story’ of Spears’s rise to pop stardom, her personal breakdown and triumphant comeback.
The two-hour movie will span the singer’s early career as a young girl in Louisiana to her high-profile relationships with Justin Timberlake and Kevin Federline
Production began on September 19 in Vancouver, Canada with a premiere in 2017.