Jennifer Lopez brought major star power to Diversity Studios presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of the world premiere of their new musical, “kiss of the spider woman” She was joined in the interview by the film’s director, Bill Condon, best known for writing the Oscar-winning “Chicago” and directing “Dreamgirls,” and co-star Tontouh. Lopez was very candid in saying this. It was amazing that she had been waiting her whole life for a movie role like this.
“I’ve been waiting my whole life to be able to do a real big MGM Hollywood musical, and I finally got to do it,” Lopez explained. of variety Matt Donnelly. “It was more (than I expected). Me and Diego (Luna) were on set and we’re dancing around and we’re singing and looking at each other and it’s like we don’t want to do anything else but music. Diego said that! Me too. I don’t want to do anything else. ,
“The Kiss of the Spider Woman” is a feature adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical of the same name, which won a Tony Award for Chita Rivera, who Lopez is now playing on screen. The music is by legends John Kander and Fred Ebb, while the musical itself is based on the novel by Manuel Puig.
The musical is set in an Argentinian prison in 1981. Lopez will play the titular role, a fantasy woman named Aurora created by Luis Molina, a lesbian barber serving an eight-year sentence for corrupting a minor. To escape the horrors of her imprisonment, Molina envisioned films starring Aurora as classic silver screen divas, including the role of Spider Woman who kills her victims with a kiss. Molina’s life is taken up when a Marxist, Valentin Argui Paz, is brought to his cell, and the two form an unexpected bond.
Lopez said the film serves as a reminder, “That love heals all divisions,” explaining: “It’s about two different people coming together and finding the humanity in each other. To me, it’s something that’s special and we all need to see it. It’s an important movie like that.”
When the topic of Oscar buzz was brought up, Lopez said she “didn’t even want to start the conversation,” though she added: “Of course, I would love it to get that recognition that I believe in.” That it’s worth it.”
“Bill had written a script that for the first time in my life I was in bed reading it and I started saying it out loud. Saying the lines and laughing and crying,” Lopez said. “This is what I have been waiting for my whole life. It’s all I ever wanted to do. I got into films because of ‘West Side Story’. I thought I was going to do Broadway. I wanted to do films but I didn’t even think about records. I wanted to do music. I like music. My children like music. My mother did. It was a dream that came true doing the film. ,
Before Sundance, Lopez told Diversity Working on “Kiss of the Spider Woman” was “probably my favorite film experience,” adding: “It’s a film about how love transcends everything – the toughest circumstances, gender, social prejudices. Everything. “
“Kiss of the Spider Woman” is one of the biggest films to sell at Sundance this year.
