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Jennifer Lopez Says ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Role Is ‘What I’ve Been Waiting for My Whole Life’ and ‘I Don’t Even Want to Begin’ the Oscar Buzz Conversation


Jennifer Lopez brought major star power to the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance with "Kiss of the Spider Woman."

Jennifer Lopez brought major star power to the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of the world premiere of her 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 for directing “Dreamgirls,” and co-star Tonatiuh. To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, Molina imagines movies starring Aurora as a classic silver screen diva, which includes the role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss. Before Sundance, Lopez told Variety that working on “Kiss of the Spider Woman” was “probably my favorite movie experience,” adding: “It’s a film about how love transcends everything — the hardest circumstances, gender, social prejudices.

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