How old was Britney Spears then (and now)?

It’s been a while, and Crossroads We don’t have to wait, but it’s on Netflix now. (Britney fans will get that reference.) After years of being nearly impossible to track down for years and years, Britney Spears’ one and only starring role in a major movie has returned to pop culture in a big way, with a coveted streaming deal after 22 years. After its initial release in 2002.

In the film, which was written by Grey’s Anatomy And Bridgerton Mastermind Shonda Rhimes, Spears plays Lucy, a valedictorian who feels lost after her high school graduation. Pulled in one direction by her helicopter father, Lucy decides to follow her desire to meet the mother who abandoned her and goes on a life-changing journey with two unknown friends and a stranger.

With Spears in the lead role, Road Trip also features a rom-com Star Trek Star Anson Mt Avatar Star Zoe Saldaña, and Orange is the New Black Starring Taryn Manning in the lead cast. In addition to those four main cast members, the supporting cast includes Justin Long, Kim Cattrall, and Dan Aykroyd. But how old were the main actors then and where are they now?

Britney Spears Born on December 2, 1981, Grammy-winning pop icon 42 years old As of February 2024. When she played the lead role Crossroads In February 2002, she was 20 years oldJust two years older than her character Lucy.

Spears wrote in her memoirs The Woman in Me That she also held back for the role of Rachel McAdams From the notes, But eventually she refused to pursue her acting career due to the stress placed on her by another man. While she never starred in another movie in the same capacity, she later went on to guest star in a television series Will and Grace, How I Met Your Mother, Anand, And Jane the Virgin.

Following the movie’s release in 2002, Spears released the following albums: in the zone (2003), Blackout (2007), the circus (2008), Fatal woman (2011), Britney Jean (2013), and the glory (2016). Hit albums followed his first three records …baby one more time (1999), Hey, I did it again (2000), and Britney (2001).

She is one of the best-selling female artists of all time, has five No. 1 singles, and revived the Las Vegas performance scene with her residency in the 2010s. my part. Spears recently released the singles “Hold Me Closer” with Elton John and “Mind Your Business” with will.i.am, although she has expressed her intention to retire from releasing music.

She has two children, Sean Preston (born 2005) and Jaden James (born 2006), with ex-husband Kevin Federline. In 2022, Spears married longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari, whom she had been dating since 2016, though they announced their separation in 2023.

Anson Mt was born on Feb. 25, 1973, meaning Ben would become an actor 51 years old In February 2024. When the film was released in February 2002, Mt 29 years old. He is almost nine years older than his on-screen girlfriend Britney Spears.

After his role in the Road Trip rom-com, Mount took on roles in films such as City by the Sea, Battle of Shaker Heights, In Her Shoes, Straw Dogs, Safe, Non-Stop, and more. Most recently, Mount took on the role of Black Bolt Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

On the small screen, Anson has appeared in an episode of Mt Sex and the City, Smallville, Ally McBeal, Third Watch, Lost, and more. He had a role in WB’s short-lived drama series the mountain and later acted Hell on Wheels And Inhuman. He was a series regular Star Trek: Discovery and reprized his role as Captain Christopher Pike Star Trek: Brave New World.

Mount has also performed roles in theater, served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University, and published written works. In 2018, he married Darah Trang and in December 2021, they welcomed a daughter.

Zoe Saldana Born on June 19, 1975, Kitt became an actress 45 years old Until February 2024. When she starred as one of Spears’ on-screen besties in February 2002, Saldana 26 years oldA handful of years older than the pop star.

Since starring in the 2002 film, Saldana’s work in films has earned her bragging rights to become the second-highest-grossing film actress and fourth overall, with acting titles earning a combined $14 billion worldwide. A talented star has appeared in Star Trek Movies, The Avatar Movies, The Guardians of the Galaxy Movies and more blockbusters.

She has also acted The Losers, Takers, Columbiana, The Book of Life, The Adam Project, and more. On the small screen, Saldana led the Netflix limited series from the beginning and recently starred alongside Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman Special Operations: Lioness.

In 2023, Saldana married Marco Perego and the couple took each other’s last names with a hyphen. The couple shares three sons together, twins born in 2014 and another son born in 2017.

Taryn Manning Born on November 6, 1978, Mimi became an actress 45 years old By February 2024 and Crossroads The closest cast member in age to Britney Spears. Manning was in February 2002 when the film was released 23 years old.

In 2002, Manning also starred in his movie with Eminem 8 miles. She has also been seen in films like Crazy/Beautiful, Cold Mountain, Hustle and Flow, Too Much Like Love, Low Down, Karen, Hunt for Miranda, and more. On television, Manning has appeared in shows such as Drive, Sons of Anarchy, Hawaii Five-0, Burn Notice, Law & Order: SVU, and others.

She had the lead role as Pennsatucky in the popular Netflix comedy-drama series Orange is the New Black, For which she won three Screen Actors Guild Awards for her performance. Manning has also branched out into a music career with his band Boomcat as well as other solo releases. Two of his songs, “Send Me Your Love” and “Gltchlfe,” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

Watch Crossroads On Netflix.