Jennifer Lopez.Photo:MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty
MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty
Jennifer Lopezis gearing up for her first movie musical!
According to multiple media outlets, the actress and singer is set to star in the upcoming movie musical version ofKiss of the Spider Woman.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty
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Varietyfurther reported that the movie musical production ofKiss of the Spider Womanis currently seeking an unknown to play Molina, adding that the role — per a casting breakdown — “presents as an openly queer and effeminate gay man, but may be on the non-binary/trans femme spectrum.” Filming, according to the outlet, is scheduled to take place in New Jersey from April 2024.
Lopez’s role in this new version ofKiss of the Spider Womanwill mark her debut in a movie musical,EWadded.
Keeping herself busy, Lopez, 54, is also set to release her upcoming albumThis Is Me… Now,a sequel to her 2002’sThis Is Me… Then, on Feb. 16. The new record “chronicles the emotional, spiritual and psychological journey that she has taken over the past two decades," per a press release.
In a teaser forThis Is Me… Nowunveiled last month, Lopez is seen revisiting an old letter before throwing it into a fireplace. The star narrates the clip which includes the words, “When I was a little girl, when someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always… in love.” The album’s release follows her July 2022marriage to Ben Affleck, to whom the previous album was dedicated.
source: people.com
