The fans say “Give me more.”
Blake Lively wore a stunning Versace dress previously worn by Britney Spears in 2002 at the New York premiere of “It Ends With Us” on Tuesday.
The head-turning look sparked rumors online that the homage could be a sign that Lively hopes to play the pop princess in her upcoming biopic, which was announced last week.
“Blake Lively is a true Britney Spears fan,” wrote one fan on X. “The fact that she shows her love for Brit in such an honest and adoring way makes me think she would be a good candidate for the biopic.”
Another person noticed the resemblance between the two in side-by-side photos in the dress and wrote: “Could this be a tease of Blake playing Brit Brit in the movie about her book?”
One fan noted that both the “Gossip Girl” alum and her husband Ryan Reynolds are huge fans of the pop princess.
“Remember when Ryan Reynolds was part of the FreeBritney movement,” they wrote. “…well, I think it’s safe to say that the couple are really hardcore Britney fans and Britney might like the idea of Blake playing her. Just a side note.”
But several industry insiders refute this theory, telling Page Six that sometimes a dress is just a dress.
“Blake wearing Britney’s dress was not a subliminal message about the biopic,” a source tells Page Six exclusively.
Instead, it just came out of love.
“She’s just a fan,” the source continues, “and Britney’s song is in ‘It Ends With Us,’ so it’s a nod to that too.”
Furthermore, as the insider notes, it is still far too early to throw around names.
“There have been no formal discussions about casting the biopic,” the source adds. “People connected to the project have only been casually throwing names around.”
“It’s too early, there isn’t even a script yet.”
A casting source told Page Six that Lively had no reason to use the dress as a sign that she wanted to play Spears since she was already very famous.
The source adds that it would make more sense for an aspiring actress to do this if she is vying for the role.
Another source close to Lively adds: “It doesn’t read that way to me at all.”
The dress also matched the floral theme Lively used during the film’s press tour, tying in with her character Lily Bloom, who works as a florist.
The 36-year-old “Gossip Girl” star embodied the pop icon with the Versace dress that Spears wore at the brand’s Spring 2003 runway show during Milan Fashion Week.
“It’s Britney’s real dress,” Lively told People ahead of the debut of the Justin Baldoni-directed film.
“It should be at the Smithsonian (Institution) or the Met(ropolitan Museum of Art), but it’s on me.”
And the “A Simple Favor” star explained at the premiere what 42-year-old Spears meant to her.
“She was just someone who embodied love and beauty and youth and hard work and determination and strength,” she told Extra TV. “And she was in tune with her sexuality and her tenderness and she just embodied everything.”
And the raving didn’t stop there.
In her Instagram story, the actress posted a photo of a happy Spears in the dress.
“The mood of today,” she wrote. “The ultimate queen who made us all shine and let us write and share our stories.”
The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” star then spoke directly with the pop icon.
“Britney, all of us millennials have a story of a moment or years where you gave us the desire to shine and inspire awe with strength, joy and incredible hard work.”
She then thanked Spears – whose upcoming biopic is based on her 2023 memoir “The Woman in Me” – for her “example” and “contribution to women telling their stories.”
The mother of four was joined at the premiere by Reynolds and a host of other celebs, including her sister Robyn Lively, Jenny Slate and Hugh Jackman.