Read This: Before ruling TV, Shonda Rhimes wrote a Britney Spears movie
It may seem odd to say that the 2002 Britney Spears vehicle Crossroads owes its existence to Sophocles’ Antigone, but that’s basically how it happened. Before creating such hit series as Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder, Shonda Rhimes penned a black adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy set in the 1930s, and this script caught the attention of producer Ann Carli. Though Carli didn’t end up producing that film, she had another project in mind for Rhimes: a feature-length vehicle for pop star Britney Spears, who was then eager to cross over into motion pictures. Broadly’s Emalie Marthe has written an engaging history of the Spears film entitled, “Not A Hit, Not Yet A Cult Classic: Shonda Rhimes On The Making Of Crossroads.” The article includes warm testimony from Rhimes, Carli, and director Tamra Davis, all of whom share a fondness for the admittedly “corny” project.
