celeb news Jennifer Lopez to star in "Kiss of the Spider Woman", directed by Bill Condon

[BryceG]

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Jennifer Lopez is attached to star in a feature adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” written and directed by “Dreamgirls” filmmaker Bill Condon, Variety has confirmed with a source close to the production. The music is by legends John Kander and Fred Ebb, based on the novel by Manuel Puig and the book of the musical by Terrence McNally.

 

The musical is set in an Argentinian prison in 1981. Lopez would play the titular role, a fantasy woman named Aurora created by Luis Molina, a gay hairdresser serving an eight-year sentence for allegedly corrupting a minor. To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, Molina imagines movies starring Aurora as a classic silver screen diva, including a role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss. Molina’s life is upended when a Marxist, Valentin Arregui Paz, is brought into his cell, and the two form an unlikely bond.

 

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jennifer-lopez-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-musical-bill-condon-1235825197/

 

 

It's coming...

Edited December 7, 2023 by BryceG

[vuelve88]

[MusicLoverDude]

Will this be her Halle Berry/Catwoman moment?

[BryceG]

2 minutes ago, MusicLoverDude said:

Will this be her Halle Berry/Catwoman moment?

[Punky Rooster]

Only the Queen of Cinema herself

[WildAmerican]

Another Icon award in the basket 

[barbiegrande]

Will Ashanti be the stunt double?

[BryceG]

Whilst I expect Amazon and Netflix to start bidding against each other, this actually screams Sony Pictures Classics.

 

I imagine it starts going to studios for bidding tomorrow.

 

Jennifer Lopez is a business, woman.

[BryceG]

Just now, barbiegrande said:

Will Ashanti be the stunt double?

Live-action Jessica Drew.

[nostalgic]

10 minutes ago, MusicLoverDude said:

Will this be her Halle Berry/Catwoman moment?

Exactly what popped into my head when I read the title 

 

[ImpressMeMuch]

me when i try to make something on my resume look more impressive than it is

 

Spider Woman*

*not that one

[BryceG]

5 minutes ago, Mariya Takeuchi said:

I'm always here for some Jlo backlash

She produced The Fosters. I don't think she cares what homophobes think.

[HausOfPunk]

Mi gente araña

[harwee]

ha sonia braga moment is upon us   an oscar performance is fear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by harwee

[jakeisphat]

I hope she gets her Oscar nomination with this.  I’m bummed the Griselda biopic is in limbo, but I guess they are waiting to see how Sofia does before they make the jump. Maybe this will bolster her chances. 

[SupremeGoddess]

coming for another MTV Movie Award Popcorn

[Distantconstellation]

Say what u want about Jlo but shes a good actress and i think she should 100% focus on this and on getting serious roles if she wants to win an oscar. She shouldnt let a few flop gays get to her, ya'll dont matter

[BryceG]

8 minutes ago, Mariya Takeuchi said:

she's playing a trans woman 

Reading. I know it can be hard but it helps.

 

She's playing the character Arora, not Molina. And Molina isn't necessarily trans either, but the film is open to the role being played by a trans actor.

[Mordecai]

Another one in Jennifer Lynn Lopez's basket 

[zach]

15 minutes ago, Mariya Takeuchi said:

she's playing a trans woman 

She’s not. They’re looking for an unknown for that role. She plays the character they made up.

[BryceG]

Just now, Mariya Takeuchi said:

wow you're a condescending prick dumb too

[BryceG]

31 minutes ago, jakeisphat said:

I’m bummed the Griselda biopic is in limbo

This story has been told twice already in recent years, with literally who'd you expect to be cast.

 

I'm glad she's doing something unique. I think with a bigger budget, they can do something visually slicker with this story, that wasn't quite possible with the previous film.

[Hector]

Very surprised at this! The 1985 movie won William Hurt an Oscar for Best Actor in 1986. Curious to see if the musical version will get similar awards attention. 

[Marry The Gods]

J.Lo: *does her job*

 

her haters: She's a flop. She's problematic. She's the worst human being on the planet and deserves backlash. 

[istersay]

1 minute ago, Hector said:

Very surprised at this! The 1985 movie won William Hurt an Oscar for Best Actor in 1986. Curious to see if the musical version will get similar awards attention. 

that was an amazing movie, won a lot of awards, musical could be interesting