Sony Wins Rights to Bring Britney Spears Musical ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME to the Big Screen

The Britney Spears-inspired musical entitled Once Upon a One More Time that is set to premiere this fall at the James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago before heading to Broadway next year was up for grabs in a bidding war between studios vying to be the lucky ones to bring it to the big screen. Sony Pictures has won the rights, and it looks like we will be seeing this movie hit the big screen in the next couple of years. Listen to the synopsis below from Deadline, and let’s chat about it afterward:

In Once Upon a One More Time, Cinderella, Snow White and the other fairy tale princesses gather for their book club when a rogue fairy godmother drops The Feminine Mystique into their corseted laps, spurring a royal revelation. The musical features such Spears hits as Oops I Did It Again, Lucky, Circus, and Toxic. The musical features an original book by Jon Hartmere and is directed by Rock Of Ages‘ Kristin Hanggi with choreography by Keone and Mari Madrid (Justin Bieber’s Love Yourself).

That sounds…. like a sweaty fever dream that took a crap to the tune of a Britney Spears album. How and why did this sound like a good idea to so many people that it could get made into both a headlining stage show, and a movie? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike Britney Spears’ music. It’s good to dance to, sing loud in the car or shower, or work out to, probably. However, this plot sounds like it was written by a nine year old, as does the title, which makes no sense at all.

Am I being too harsh? Does this movie actually sound fun and whimsical? Let me know in the comments.

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