Netflix to take over Spice Girls biopic even though Geri Halliwell previously ‘objected’ to the idea

Netflix is reportedly set to handle a drama series based on the lives of the Spice Girls.

Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Emma Bunton, and Melanie C shot to fame in the late 1990s as part of the world’s best-selling girl group and it was previously reported that Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind ‘The Crown’, was set to create a biopic on them but now an insider has claimed that the streaming giant itself has taken the reins.

A source told The Sun newspaper’s TVBiz column: “Executives are keen to have all the group on board providing as much input as possible – after all they are pop royalty.

“But Netflix are the organisation who defied the wishes of real royalty and went ahead and made ‘The Crown’, so they aren’t afraid to go it alone when they have to.

“The project is in its very early stages so there’s plenty of time to get all five Spice Girls involved.”

“But they have to work with each other, and with the producers, to make it happen!”

Earlier this year, it was claimed that the project would have been very lucrative for the ‘Wannabe’ hitmakers, and they wouldn’t even need to get involved because all five of them would be played by actresses.

But insiders claimed that Geri “objected” to the idea and therefore the whole project had been “thrown out”.

A source said: “It would have seen five actresses taking on the roles of Posh, Ginger, Scary, Sporty and Baby.

“The venture would have landed them all pay deals of around £1million for essentially not lifting a finger.

“But as the negotiations ramped up, the others were told Geri had objected.

“The plans have basically been thrown out.
“They wanted to have the agreement of all of the band and without Geri it’s hard to make it happen.”

The Spice Girls were formed through an open audition in 1994 and were initially known as Touch, before going through a couple of lineup changes, choosing a different name, and breaking away from their original management.

They achieved a run of six consecutive number-one singles and two number-one albums before the shock exit of Geri in 1998 and released their last record in 2000 but got back together in 2007 for a world tour.

In 2012, all five members performed a medley of hits at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics and were briefly seen together again at the opening of their short-lived West End musical ‘Viva Forever’ but Victoria opted not to return for the group’s last run of stadium shows in 2019.