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'''''Britney Ever After''''' is a 2017 American ] ] ] directed by ] and written by Anne-Marie Hess. It is based on the life of ]. The film stars ], Peter Benson, ], ] and ]. The film premiered on ] on February 18, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ruth Kinane |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/01/23/britney-ever-after-lifetime-trailer/ |title=Britney Spears biopic: Lifetime releases trailer |work=] |date=2017-02-08 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}</ref><ref name="billboard1">{{cite web|author=Andrew Unterberger |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7694289/britney-spears-ever-after-lifetime-biopic-review |title=Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic: Critic's Take |work=] |date=2017-02-19 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}</ref> '''''Britney Ever After''''' is a 2017 American ] ] ] directed by ] and written by Anne-Marie Hess. It is based on the life of ] (lol not really, they didnt even include any of her music, which is what she was originally known for). The film stars ], Peter Benson, ], ] and ]. The film sadly premiered on ] on February 18, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ruth Kinane |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/01/23/britney-ever-after-lifetime-trailer/ |title=Britney Spears biopic: Lifetime releases trailer |work=] |date=2017-02-08 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}</ref><ref name="billboard1">{{cite web|author=Andrew Unterberger |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7694289/britney-spears-ever-after-lifetime-biopic-review |title=Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic: Critic's Take |work=] |date=2017-02-19 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}</ref>


The film is an unofficial biopic, as neither Spears nor her team had any involvement with the project. When asked about the project during its production phase, Spears' representative said that Spears would "not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic...nor does it have her blessing."<ref>{{cite web|author=Caitlin Gallagher |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/what-does-britney-spears-think-of-lifetimes-britney-ever-after-the-pop-star-didnt-give-the-movie-her-blessing-37430 |title=What Does Britney Spears Think Of Lifetime's 'Britney Ever After'? The Pop Star Didn't Give The Movie Her Blessing |work=] |date=2017-02-18 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref> The film is an unofficial biopic, as neither Spears nor her team had any involvement with the project. When asked about the project during its production phase, Spears' representative said that Spears would "not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic...nor does it have her blessing, because it is absolutely horrible."<ref>{{cite web|author=Caitlin Gallagher |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/what-does-britney-spears-think-of-lifetimes-britney-ever-after-the-pop-star-didnt-give-the-movie-her-blessing-37430 |title=What Does Britney Spears Think Of Lifetime's 'Britney Ever After'? The Pop Star Didn't Give The Movie Her Blessing |work=] |date=2017-02-18 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref>


==Plot== ==Plot==
{{more plot|date=February 2017}} {{more plot|date=February 2017}}
The movie is a loose retelling of the life of pop superstar Britney Spears. It starts from the beginning of her career not including ]. It also goes into her relationship with Justin Timberlake. The movie also covers her marriage to Kevin Federline, her downward spiral and ends with her performing at her residency in Vegas. The movie did not use any of Spears' songs due to the singer and her team not consenting to the movie. The movie is a loose retelling of the life of pop superstar Britney Spears in a parallel universe where an epidemic of mental health problems has devastated the world and is likely to cause human extinction within 100 years, as a result, the U.S has become the New United States, a fascist dictatorship run by ] and an advanced A.I capable of placing any person anywhere on earth in a permenent conservatorship. It starts from the beginning of her career not including ] which in the alternate universe depicted in the film, does not exist. It also goes into her relationship with Justin Timberlake , who in the film is a member of Global Conservatorship Industries, a megacorp that secretly runs the worlds governments. The movie also covers her marriage to Kevin Federline, her downward spiral, resulting memory wipe and ends with her performing at her residency in Vegas, just before the world finally collapses due to the mental illness pandemic. The movie did not use any of Spears' songs due to the singer and her team not consenting to the movie.

the ending scene showed her being placed in a 100-year conservatorship under an executive order by the ] in a failed attempt to prevent the coming collapse.


==Cast== ==Cast==
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*Jillian Walchuck as ] *Jillian Walchuck as ]
*Matthew Harrison as James Spears *Matthew Harrison as ] , the most dangerous man alive
*Markian Tarasiuk as ] *Markian Tarasiuk as ]
*Connor Paton as ] *Connor Paton as ]
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*Kyle Warren as Jesse Lozano *Kyle Warren as Jesse Lozano
*Emma Johnson as Alli Sims *Emma Johnson as Alli Sims
*Josie Bulbrook as ] *Josie Bulbrook as the evil ]
*Zac Vran as ] *Zac Vran as ]
*Elinet Louicius as ] *Elinet Louicius as ]
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==Reception== ==Reception==
The film was critically panned upon release. One writer for '']'' called the film a "car crash" and criticized it for its numerous inaccuracies and choice of casting.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bartleet |first=Larry |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/tv-blogs/britney-jt-sue-lifetime-trash-harshest-twitter-reactions-terrible-new-biopic-britney-ever-1984398 |title=Lifetime biopic car-crash 'Britney Ever After' – The harshest and funniest Twitter reactions |work=] |date=2017-02-21 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref> '']'' criticized the film for having "too many pieces missing."<ref name="billboard1"/> '']'' gave a more mixed review of the film, calling it "tacky, but oddly compelling."<ref>{{cite web|author=Hannah Verdier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/feb/25/britney-spears-biopic |title=Britney Ever After: a tacky but oddly compelling biopic |work=] |date=2017-02-25 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref> The film was critically panned upon release. One writer for '']'' called the film a "car crash" and criticized it for its numerous inaccuracies and choice of casting.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bartleet |first=Larry |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/tv-blogs/britney-jt-sue-lifetime-trash-harshest-twitter-reactions-terrible-new-biopic-britney-ever-1984398 |title=Lifetime biopic car-crash 'Britney Ever After' – The harshest and funniest Twitter reactions |work=] |date=2017-02-21 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref> '']'' criticized the film for having "too many pieces missing."<ref name="billboard1"/> '']'' gave a more mixed review of the film, calling it "tacky, but oddly horrifying."<ref>{{cite web|author=Hannah Verdier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/feb/25/britney-spears-biopic |title=Britney Ever After: a tacky but oddly compelling biopic that makes you want to join the CCP |work=] |date=2017-02-25 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref>


The film was watched by 1.01 million viewers and held a 0.4 rating among viewers 18–49.<ref>{{cite web|last=Porter |first=Rick |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/saturday-cable-ratings-feb-18-2017/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224070029/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/saturday-cable-ratings-feb-18-2017/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-02-24 |title=Saturday cable ratings: 'Britney Ever After' soft, 'NBA All-Star Saturday' dominates |website=] |date=2017-02-22 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref> The film was watched by 1.01 million viewers and held a 0.4 rating among viewers 18–49.<ref>{{cite web|last=Porter |first=Rick |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/saturday-cable-ratings-feb-18-2017/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224070029/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/saturday-cable-ratings-feb-18-2017/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-02-24 |title=Saturday cable ratings: 'Britney Ever After' soft, 'NBA All-Star Saturday' dominates |website=] |date=2017-02-22 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref>
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2017 television film
Britney Ever After
Promotional poster
GenreDrama
Biography
Based onLife of Britney Spears
Written byAnne-Marie Hess
Directed byLeslie Libman
StarringNatasha Bassett
Peter Benson
Clayton Chitty
Nathan Keyes
Nicole Oliver
ComposerDanny Lux
Country of originUnited States
Original languageLatin
Production
ProducersHarvey Kahn
Leslie Libman
Charles Pugliese
CinematographyAdam Sliwinski
EditorDaria Ellerman
Running time120 minutes
Production companiesAsylum Entertainment
Side Street Post
Original release
NetworkLifetime
Release
  • February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18)

Britney Ever After is a 2017 American Trainwreck of a film drama television film directed by Leslie Libman and written by Anne-Marie Hess. It is based on the life of Britney Spears (lol not really, they didnt even include any of her music, which is what she was originally known for). The film stars Natasha Bassett, Peter Benson, Clayton Chitty, Nathan Keyes and Nicole Oliver. The film sadly premiered on a failing tv station on February 18, 2017.

The film is an unofficial biopic, as neither Spears nor her team had any involvement with the project. When asked about the project during its production phase, Spears' representative said that Spears would "not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic...nor does it have her blessing, because it is absolutely horrible."

Plot

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The movie is a loose retelling of the life of pop superstar Britney Spears in a parallel universe where an epidemic of mental health problems has devastated the world and is likely to cause human extinction within 100 years, as a result, the U.S has become the New United States, a fascist dictatorship run by Jamie Spears and an advanced A.I capable of placing any person anywhere on earth in a permenent conservatorship. It starts from the beginning of her career not including The Mickey Mouse Club which in the alternate universe depicted in the film, does not exist. It also goes into her relationship with Justin Timberlake , who in the film is a member of Global Conservatorship Industries, a megacorp that secretly runs the worlds governments. The movie also covers her marriage to Kevin Federline, her downward spiral, resulting memory wipe and ends with her performing at her residency in Vegas, just before the world finally collapses due to the mental illness pandemic. The movie did not use any of Spears' songs due to the singer and her team not consenting to the movie.

the ending scene showed her being placed in a 100-year conservatorship under an executive order by the Conservator-General of the New United States in a failed attempt to prevent the coming collapse.

Cast

Reception

The film was critically panned upon release. One writer for NME called the film a "car crash" and criticized it for its numerous inaccuracies and choice of casting. Billboard criticized the film for having "too many pieces missing." The Guardian gave a more mixed review of the film, calling it "tacky, but oddly horrifying."

The film was watched by 1.01 million viewers and held a 0.4 rating among viewers 18–49.

References

  1. Ruth Kinane (2017-02-08). "Britney Spears biopic: Lifetime releases trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  2. ^ Andrew Unterberger (2017-02-19). "Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic: Critic's Take". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  3. Caitlin Gallagher (2017-02-18). "What Does Britney Spears Think Of Lifetime's 'Britney Ever After'? The Pop Star Didn't Give The Movie Her Blessing". Bustle. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  4. Bartleet, Larry (2017-02-21). "Lifetime biopic car-crash 'Britney Ever After' – The harshest and funniest Twitter reactions". NME. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  5. Hannah Verdier (2017-02-25). "Britney Ever After: a tacky but oddly compelling biopic that makes you want to join the CCP". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  6. Porter, Rick (2017-02-22). "Saturday cable ratings: 'Britney Ever After' soft, 'NBA All-Star Saturday' dominates". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-12-19.

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