Jennifer Lopez to Star in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Film- Page 9

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 12:47pm

The movie will have its world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2025-sundance-film-festival-lineup/

[desperateAndee]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 1:44pm

Official wording from the Sundance site:

"Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.

No stranger to the Festival (Gods and Monsters, 1998 Sundance Film Festival) or the megaplex (Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga, Beauty and the Beast), director Bill Condon returns with a stellar, reimagined interpretation of Kiss of the Spider Woman (previously a 1985 film and 1993 Chita Rivera–helmed, Tony-sweeping musical). Set amid Argentina’s Dirty War of the 1980s, Condon marries a textually rich historical and political drama with the flashy technicolor extravagance of an old Hollywood musical.

Jennifer Lopez is an astonishing scene-stealer in a career-highlight performance as Luna/Aurora, with showstopping musical numbers that underscore the exuberant prowess of her dancing and voice. Diego Luna delivers unrelenting revolutionary conviction as Valentín, and Tonatiuh gives his Molina a tenderhearted power and theatrical flair.

Kiss of the Spider Woman is a grounded yet sumptuous spectacle, a masterfully vivacious cinematic experience for our modern times.—Cameron Asharian"



 

Updated On: 12/11/24 at 01:44 PM

[greensgreens]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 6:16pm

Has Jennifer read the full script not just her parts? Why is she calling this a beautiful love story? Molina is pining after a love that is impossible and Valentin manipulates those feelings to coerce and it all ends in massive tragedy. This isn’t Romeo & Juliet. Seems like a strange overall comment on the story. 

[marytylermoore]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 6:26pm

Saw the test screening in LA. Very much looking forward to the festival debut so I can post thoughts. 

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 7:18pm

greensgreens said: "Has Jennifer read the full script not just her parts? Why is she calling this a beautiful love story? Molina is pining after a love that is impossible and Valentin manipulates those feelings to coerce and it all ends in massive tragedy. This isn’t Romeo & Juliet. Seems like a strange overall comment on the story."

Having seen the movie... that's very much not the story of this version. Still a tragedy of course.