The Spice Girls are said to be overpowering Geri Horner after she derailed plans for a Netflix biopic about their rise to fame which would net the group £1M each.
Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham are implementing the group’s ‘rule of four’ to plough on without all five members in agreement, after previously using the pact to tour without Posh in 2019.
Last year insiders have claimed talks were going well until Geri decided to back out of her involvement in the project and scrapped plans for a tour after her feud with Mel B turned increasingly ugly.
Ginger Spice reportedly turned down the lucrative drama deal amid rumours she and husband Christian had been approached to make a ‘really personal’ fly-on-the-wall TV series, following his sexting scandal and Red Bull axing.
Now a source has said: ‘Geri has been dragging her heels for almost a year and the rest of the band are keen to plough ahead as next year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of their debut single Wannabe’.
‘A variety of projects are being talked about to mark the occasion, including a documentary and a possible tour or performance by the group. But a drama doesn’t actually involve the girls taking as much time out of their lives to be a part of it’.
The Spice Girls are said to be overpowering Geri Horner (far left) after she derailed plans for a Netflix biopic about their rise to fame which would net the group £1M each (pictured 2024)
Last year insiders have claimed talks were going well until Geri decided to back out of her involvement in the project after her feud with Mel B turned increasingly ugly
Mel B , Mel C , Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham are implementing the group’s ‘rule of four’ to plough on without all five members in agreement (Spice Girls pictured 1997)
They told The Sun: ‘They just need to endorse the project and provide what input and insight they can. That has been slowed way down, however, and the creators are keen to get going’.
Daily Mail have contacted all five Spice Girls for comment.
Last year the streaming service reportedly given the feuding band a ‘stark ultimatum’ and told them to make up otherwise, much like controversial drama The Crown, will produce the show without any input from the people featured in it.
A source said: ‘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.
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.
A source has said: ‘ Geri has been dragging her heels for almost a year and the rest of the band are keen to plough ahead (pictured 2023)
The band previously using the pact to tour without Posh in 2019 (pictured)
Ginger Spice reportedly turned down the lucrative drama deal amid rumours she and husband Christian had been approached to make a ‘really personal’ fly-on-the-wall TV series
‘But as the negotiations ramped up, the others were told Geri had objected. The plans have basically been thrown out.’
Daily Mail contacted Geri’s reps for comment at the time.
It comes just days after Victoria dropped her biggest hint yet for a Spice Girls reunion as the group approaches their 30th anniversary.
Despite their intentional fame, and producing hits Wannabe, Stop, Spice Up Your Life and Too Much, the Spice Girls split up in 2000.
Appearing on US radio station SiriusXM on Friday, Victoria admitted she is ‘tempted’ by the idea of the group performing together again.
She said: ‘It would be tempting. But could I take on a world tour? No I can’t. I have a job…’
‘How good would the Spice Girls be at the Sphere! I love the idea of it. I mean I don’t know if I could even still sing, I mean I was never that great!’
It comes just days after Victoria dropped her biggest hint yet for a Spice Girls reunion as the group approaches their 30th anniversary
The iconic concert hall, which has previously hosted residencies from U2, The Eagles, and the Backstreet Boys, will welcome No Doubt for 12 reunion shows next May.
As for the Spice Girls, the band hasn’t performed in the US since their 2008 reunion tour.
Their latest reunion came in 2019, though Victoria did not rejoin the women.
However, during that reunion they were offered a Las Vegas residency as a four-piece following the success of their UK tour, but the group turned it down.
