Britney Spears will play herself in a film biography about her career, according to reports.

The film, which is as yet untitled, will be directed by Phil Griffin, who was behind the video for Amy Winehouse's single 'Back To Black'.

A source told the Mirror newspaper: “It’s the film everyone will be queuing to see.

"It will be dark and gritty – charting Britney’s devastating falls including her head-shaving ordeal and her traumatic custody battle for her two children.

“Let’s just say, it will not be for the faint-hearted. But it will also show the highs along her incredible life journey.”

As previously reported, Spears is to talk about her recent troubles in a forthcoming MTV documentary.

The singer releases her new studio album 'Circus' in the UK on December 1st – a day before her 27th birthday.

(by Jason Gregory)