Britney Spears is set to play a killer lesbian stripper in Quentin Tarantino's next movie. The troubled singer is Tarantino's first choice to play a deranged dancer called Varla in the remake of 1965 cult film 'Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'.

A movie insider said: "Quentin is convinced Britney will be brilliant. "Britney is delighted, she thinks it could turn her career and her life around.

A successful film could help her get out of her current nightmare. "It is perfect Tarantino material. He wanted to get Britney first.

She's playing the most important character." In the film, Varla - who was originally played by Tura Satana - leads a trio of violent strippers and kills a man with her bare hands.

Tarantino is now trying to persuade two other leading Hollywood beauties to sign up. Britney is no stranger to same sex encounters.

At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Britney took to the stage and enjoyed a passionate kiss with Madonna and Christina Aguilera.