1. The film script was written by Shonda Rhimes, who went on to write Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder.

2. And it was produced by Ann Carli, who had just left Jive Records, Britney's label, to start a career in film. It was her who suggested Britney should be cast in the lead role.

3. Carli had seen Britney perform on SNL, and she thought Britney had the potential to have an acting career like Will Smith.

4. When Carli approached Clive Calder, her former boss and the founder of Jive Records, about casting Britney, he offered to front the film's $10 million budget.