Britney in 'Chicago?' Spears Reveals the Movie Roles She Turned Down

Among the surprises in Britney Spears' new memoir "The Woman in Me" is the revelation that the "Toxic" singer turned down a role in the Rob Marshall-directed film version of the musical "Chicago."

Broadway world reported that Spears wrote that she "regrets turning down the role of a murderous villain in the film after starring in 'Crossroads,'" a 2002 comedy written by Shonda Rimes and directed by Tamra Davis that also starred "Star Trek" actors Zoe Saldana and Anson Mount, as well as Kim Cattrall, Dan Aykroyd, and Justin Long.

"While she does not reveal what role she was offered, she shared that she 'would have gotten to play a villain who kills a man, and sings and dances while doing it, too,'" the outlet reported.

But her experience making "Crossroads" had been intense, to say the least. "Spears said that she became so engrossed with her character of Lucy that she 'couldn't tell the difference between when the camera was on and when it wasn't,'" Broadway World added.

Spears wrote, "I probably could have found ways, gotten training, to keep from becoming a 'Chicago' character the way I had with Lucy in 'Crossroads,'" Broadway World relayed. "I wish I'd tried something different."

The film was a critical smash: Broadway World noted that "Chicago" "ended up being nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won not only Best Picture, but also Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Zeta-Jones, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound."

That wasn't the only role Spears declined to take; in her memoir, the singer wrote that she had also been offered a part in Nick Cassavetes' 2004 film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel "The Notebook." Spears explained in her memoir that she was focused on her musical career and "didn't want to be distracted," according to Broadway World.