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

[EnigmaticAndroid]

Ok but this is actually an interesting project. If she does the role justice, I genuinely think that she could get the Oscar nom this time. 

[Katy V.!]

Yall do too much on Jlo. 

 

This sounds interesting, if she pulls another Hustlers she might get a lot of attention.  

[nostalgic]

She's a great actress regardless (when she's given good material) and I'm interested to see how she does with this. 

[nostalgia]

Jennifer better give us full frontal explicit nude scenes from Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac

[Ramooon]

Sounds so great

 

busy, booked. Queen.

[getback]

she just keeps on WINNING

those viral hate posts ain't making her bothered

[fridayteenage]

hmm, bill condon in the last decade and a half isn't very inspiring.

 

twilight breaking dawn 1, twilight breaking dawn 2, 5th estate, mr holmes, the good liar...

[BryceG]

23 minutes ago, nostalgia said:

Jennifer better give us full frontal explicit nude scenes from Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac

Pedro Pascal would be great casting actually. 

[Rachel Berry]

The last time JLo was set to star in a musical, which was during the network musical live craze, it was with Bye Bye Birdie Live! which never came to fruition. 

I know there was talks of a Broadway revival happening after the Lincoln Center pulled it from their Encores! (I think it was Encores) production list and ultimately replaced it with Spamalot! which is currently playing its first revival on Broadway. It’ll be pretty neat if we get the movie adaptation while the revival runs on Broadway. 

Edited December 7, 2023 by Rachel Berry

[NEUTRON]

4 hours ago, barbiegrande said:

Will Ashanti be the stunt double?

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[UnderratedVocalist]

Nicole Scherzinger will be pissed She's been talking about wanting to star in a revival of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' for years now.

[P.O.P]

4 hours ago, MusicLoverDude said:

Will this be her Halle Berry/Catwoman moment?

She already had Gigli

[Dark Miracles]

Go Jlo!! Rooting for her after that horrible Hustlers snub

 

Hopefully Condon can call upon Ian McKellen again for this film. Their 3 collaborations are fantastic

[Dark Miracles]

1 hour ago, fridayteenage said:

hmm, bill condon in the last decade and a half isn't very inspiring.

 

twilight breaking dawn 1, twilight breaking dawn 2, 5th estate, mr holmes, the good liar...

Mr Holmes and The Good Liar featured fantastic performances all around

[ICLDXU4HS]

So it’s more a supporting role? Better for her.

[MatiRod]

6 hours ago, MusicLoverDude said:

Will this be her Halle Berry/Catwoman moment?

This is an adaptation of one of the most acclaimed works in Spanish of the 21st century, not a superhero movie

[insomniac]

Super exciting!

 

 

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.

The new movie, which is independently financed, is currently searching for an unknown to play Molina. According to a casting breakdown obtained by Variety, the role “presents as an openly queer and effeminate gay man, but may be on the non-binary/trans femme spectrum.” Rehearsals would start in February with a plan to begin filming in April in New Jersey.
The two previous adaptations of “Kiss of the Spider Woman” — the 1993 musical, and a 1985 feature film adaptation of Puig’s novel from director Héctor Babenco — both won wide critical acclaim and major awards attention. William Hurt won the Oscar for best actor for playing Molina. And the musical won seven Tony Awards, including for best musical and for all three performers: Chita Rivera, Brent Carver and Anthony 

[Lovett]

1 hour ago, ICLDXU4HS said:

So it’s more a supporting role? Better for her.

No, it's definitely not. Chita Rivera won the Tony for Lead Actress for the role of Aurora.

 

OT: Great casting! I don't know the musical that well, but I'm very intrigued and think she'll be great. Can't wait to see it.

[Bey'Knight]

Musical? Who’s gonna do the singing? 

[RIKI232]

she always stay winning I'm afraid 

[insomniac]

Just now, RIKI232 said:

she always stay winning I'm afraid 

Yup! 
 

2024 — release schedule:

Unstoppable (Prime Video)

Atlas (Netflix)

This Is Me… Now: The Film (Prime Video)

This Is Me… Now: The Album

This Is Me… Now: The Concert (Apple+)

This Is Me… Now: Tour?

 

2024 — in production:

The Godmother

Kiss of the Spider Woman

 

Booked and busy 

 

 

[RIKI232]

3 minutes ago, insomniac said:

Yup! 
 

2024 — release schedule:

Unstoppable (Prime Video)

Atlas (Netflix)

This Is Me… Now: The Film (Prime Video)

This Is Me… Now: The Album

This Is Me… Now: The Concert (Apple+)

This Is Me… Now: Tour?

 

2024 — in production:

The Godmother

Kiss of the Spider Woman

 

Booked and busy 

 

 

the way she will keep us FED in 2024

[Bey'Knight]

I’m not crazy about the premise though. We don’t need to rejuvenate the discourse around gays consorting with minors. Hope they make alterations, if they must make it all. It’s not a strong premise, even if removed from today’s social context. But JLo’s picker is as good for film projects  as it is her dating choices.